12-22-23 Phoenix Suns Postgame Media Availability: Head Coach Frank Vogel

12-22-23 Phoenix Suns Postgame Media Availability: Head Coach Frank Vogel

You guys were I think down 11 in the lead balloon to 29 yeah another tough third quarter you know we got to be better we got to improve our offensive execution uh we got to knock down timely shots you know when we did execute uh

And got a good look we didn’t knock it down and in between those misses in the turnovers in that third quarter uh led to a lot of runouts and credit the Kings you we knew they’re a great Pace team uh but that third quarter is where it was

At their uh at their best and you know we didn’t get matched up well enough we got to be better there we is because you had talked even before the game get back match up watch for early threes and all those things happen I mean how frustrating is that to know that that

Was the game plan everyone knew it but then it didn’t wasn’t executed yeah I mean talking about it isn’t isn’t uh you know going to slow it down I mean they’re they’re great at it you know that’s what they do really well and um you know you can try to simulate as much

As you can in practice but you you got to go out and and execute it you know and um you know credit those guys we we couldn’t slow them down during that Str stretch curious I mean do you do you feel I don’t want to call it a disconnect but almost

Like a a frustration with that where the message either isn’t being received message is being received we’re just not playing well enough right now that’s all guys are staying connected um they’re pushing through there’s frustration cuz we’re losing you know that’s if there wasn’t we’d have a real problem okay so

Um but we’re remaining confident and um and staying connected curious you got uh you start you know you played asabuki and incitement both of those guys you know provided more than something to the to the game how do you feel about the way they played they both played really well you

Know um gave us a big lift they they they worked their tails off uh to stay ready you know in case their numbers called Savin got a a skill set um you know defensively where he can really move his feet and we liked uh him as a

Guy with J out you know maybe can get in there and slow down Fox a little bit so he did a good job defensively uh and pushing the pace touching the pain offensively so you know kudos to save him for staying ready and Yoko was great

He came in he’s a he’s an ass kicker you know he comes in and and uh throws his body around and his athletic finisher rebounder uh does a does a lot of the dirty work and he played a a strong game as well the only follow I had was um

Durant getting the tech you know coming off the the bench did you get an explanation on yeah you can’t you can’t come as far out uh on onto the court as he did it’s you know it’s happened since the end of time the league is trying to crack down on that um they’ve

Communicated that to us so you know they was called correctly but you know I just don’t know if it was called you know when the kings were celebrating as well y back got a question well I I have more I’m just asking does anyone else have one back here oh no

Okay um coach with with you know I know you want multiple ball handlers and you have that but it seemed like Kevin and you know he he’s having to create more and that means the ball is in his hands more and he’s having to make plays and

He has seven turnovers tonight is there a way to not have him do that as much in terms of the creating part or is that just going to just be what it is for him well we’re going to put him in positions to have the ball a t you know and um you

Know credit their defense uh you know they forced some of those but you know he’s going to be in a position where the ball’s going to be in his hands uh as his book and you know those guys are going to lead us the other thing was um

Just just the responding from this that you guys are 14 and 14 I think one and four in your last five what do you want to get accomplished the next couple days we’re not playing well right now but we’re remaining confident and you know we’re very very committed to the work uh

We got a lot of moving Parts with our with our roster okay we’re looking at different guys and you know we need guys to to step up and um you know I got to keep moving the pieces around in terms of how we’re using certain guys you know

Can we get Eric Gordon more involved than than I’m doing I’m not doing a good enough job you know making sure he’s involved in the offense he’s a guy that can really help us um you know the bench guys can can play better we were working

With those guys to put those guys in position as well um credit the guys off the bench they they won their minutes um didn’t shoot the ball well um so if if if those guys make a few threes you know they win the bench uh minutes even more

You know but um the guys are really working hard and um remaining confident what we can be you think you’ll have nage back before the Christmas game uh I don’t know yet thank you okay

Head Coach Frank Vogel speaks to the media following the Phoenix Suns game on December 22, 2023.

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