Deuce McBride | New York Knicks Postgame Press Conference | January 5th, 2024
Into that kind of a rhythm and to see those shots drop like that uh I mean it felt good you know I just trusted my preparation trusted uh you know my teammates would find me and started with confidence talk about preparation I mean how difficult is it to continue to stay
On your work even though you don’t know when your opportuni is going to come man it’s it’s super difficult obviously growing up I’ve always been playing and then you know you come here to you know the best league in the world and you’re challenged was something like that and
You know I just been able to have a supporting cat behind me with my family and even you know the coaches and the rest of rest of the organization just keeping me ready and keeping me positive how do you look at this opportunity you have you know right now you’re obviously
Rotation and can kind of show what you can do yeah I mean I think it’s a great opportunity for me um just being able to you know get into the rotation and really just you know show what my capabilities are I’m sorry what the white headbands no I think Jos
Been wearing them for a little bit we had a lot of guys wearing them tonight I don’t know tonight yeah did it feel like you know cuz a lot of the the talk has been you know behind Jaylen after Quickly’s gone you know he’s got
To play a lot of minutes at a high level did it feel like this was an opportunity for you to step up and show that you can be kind of the guy who helps alleviate some of that pressure off of him yeah definitely um I think what I bring to
The table is the you know a great thing for the team I think I can push the pace obviously uh knock down shots and you know on the defensive end really get stops and you know just keep the team positive and be a leader out there that
That fade away you took from the elbow in the first quarter was that your first NBA Heat check it might have been somebody told me that heat checks usually don’t go well but uh you know I was feeling it a little bit so that was that was just
Full on HJ probably yeah yeah when when you made the first three did it feel like you were gonna make like did you think you you think you were hot at that point or I think you know every game I’m gonna make every shot you know every uh
You know the way I work that’s the plan every game is to make every shot obviously it doesn’t go like that but got to keep that confidence what is a game like that for you a stretch like that Doe for your confidence your belief uh you know it’s pretty much the same
You know if I would have went 0 for four I would have kept shooting it with confidence I think that’s you know the game you’re not going to make every shot but you got to keep shooting with conf and can’t pass down opportunities what was that stretch like when you see four
Threes go in and you I mean I think it was a 14 four run and do had 12 yeah I mean shots went down uh the game continues you know it was what second quarter so you just got to continue to play the game it’s a 48 minutes can’t
Get too caught up in uh you know just a couple shots play where you slap the ball in the inbounds off off p b what what’s like the read there what what tells you this is this is not a game this is a good play I’m worth going to
What are you watching uh the fact that I wasn’t guarding Maxi I knew Pat Bev was my matchup so I just felt like I could put a little bit pressure on him just to make uh nothing easy was there a difference in the way you approached this game than the last
Game or I mean was it just a matter of just shots going down or this yeah I think it was a matter of time you know the more opportun opportunity I get I feel like I’m just going to continue to play better and you know make more shot
You guys obviously traded away two really big pieces and then you got one player and usually after those types of Trades you see see you see teams you know going a little skid before they put things together just from your Vantage Point what have you seen that has
Allowed a team that traded away two big pieces only got one new piece back or one starter back to you know be able to hit the ground running the way you have you know I think the main thing is it can’t go on you know one person’s
Shoulders to pick up the pieces of you know those two guys they did great things for us um and you know it’s hard to replace those guys but it can’t be just one guy picking up that that that weight on their back so I think it has
To come from everybody as a collective unit
Deuce McBride speaks to the media after the New York Knicks 128-92 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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24 Comments
I’m happy for the kid! Good job! 🙌
Deuce is loose!!!
Great to see Deuce shine…keep grinding. Salute.
Love his mentality.. He said he could’ve went 0-4 and he still would shoot the next shot with confidence & that the game is 48 mins so even though he made those shots the game not over
"Obviously, i can knock down shots"
I love it!!
One thing you have to say about Knicks management, they put together a team of high character guys. Players who think of the team first, who are confident, but also not all about themselves. Always give one another a lot of credit, they seem like a real team. That has a lot to do with Management deciding who they want to put on this squad. Really impressed with this interview. They really seem to be building something special. Also, you can criticize Thibs for many things, but he also has to have a lot to do with the togetherness of his players. They work really hard for him. Good all around.
He keep playing like this and he's going to have to change his nickname from deuce to Thrice
Deuce is a dawg. This need to give that man his munute
Duece always been my favorite player on the Knicks! That’s the young Lion 🦁 right there!
Let's go Duece
Deuce is the truth !
Let Deuce and Grimes cook
So good to see this man get some meaningful minutes…keep working young buck!!!!🫡
So happy for Deuce. I've been saying to play him. He will get a chance now
Congratulations Deuce! Great game. I knew he could do it. This is how stars are born. It was meant to be to trade IQ. Have to say it for Knickerbockers,we have drafted high quality players.
Keep up the great work. Go get em in Washington.
Deuce showed out during every stint he had in the G-League. If this kid gets the opportunity to keep his confidence high , he can really score. He's capable of picking up Quickley's scoring output. Hes tough and a much better defender than Quick. Reminds me of a compact version of Marcus Smart. Great opportunity for Deuce!!
Iam so happy him keep it up my brother
This dude is gonna show people who they have on that bench this dude can ball out.. quickley who???
Without Deuce’s contribution in the 1st half, the game tightens up considerably. He’s a major factor in why NY won this game with authority.
Keep doing what you're doing young fella is coming. Work on your dribble in crowds
DEEEEEEUUUUUUCCCCCCEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
So hard to score a lot when you defend like deuce do. Great job, keep the hard work lil bro.
Personally:
IQ asked to be traded behind the scene he looked like it body language wise
Rj was ready mentally as well to go
Hopefully this opens the door to grimes and Deuce to show out!
Glad to see Deuce get play time he a great defender he just gotta get his shot warmed up.