Donovan Mitchell Gives Props To Cavs Bench, Says Spurs Rookie Victor Wembanyama ‘Is As Advertised’

Donovan Mitchell Gives Props To Cavs Bench, Says Spurs Rookie Victor Wembanyama ‘Is As Advertised’

Was there for this very end take me through kind of the ups and downs of this game and what it came down to yeah you know I think you know the biggest thing for us we didn’t come out the right way you know early game you can

Blame it on that but we just we got to be better you know I think as a whole um starts them come out ready our bench unit came in and really turned up the pace and then we started the follow suit after that um we were up and down you

Know we get on the run then give up a run get on a run give up a run it’s in that late in that fourth got to be um got to be stronger mentally as a whole um you know they’re a team that never especially when you play for Coach pop

They never stop fighting they never quit got to give them a lot of credit you know cuz most teams have have been like all right we’re down I think it was 12 SC about a minute 30 something like that so um we got to be better as a whole but

We’ll take the win and we’ll learn through a win versus a loss you mentioned the bench unit they’ve scored over 50 and four straight games what have you seen from that group coming in and giveing you guys a rest Just Energy you know I think as a whole they’ve done

A phenomenal job contining to Mo well get each other involved getting stops getting out executing and really setting that tone with the second unit um it’s it’s been duded for us um it’s great to see and guys have really you know found their Nation their roles um and just

Continuing to play together basketball first impressions of seeing Wy for the first time he’s has advertised he’s he’s I don’t know if he’s going to fill out like Giannis or or what what what it’ll be but right now he’s he’s doing things that you know you could tell he’s young

But he’s doing things that you know like oh you can see it you know you can see what he will ultimately be um the compe he is I seen I saw it against the Bucks seen it tonight never stopping um he’s already a defensive monster you

Know the one where he took the ball and I had to shoot it in the corner like pretty sure he was three three or four feet away from me you know that most pigs don’t have the wings spin to get there and play the lob with ja so you

Know those are things just disruptive defensively that he already has and I’ve already played with Rudy and you know to see him and to see someone bigger and you know longer than than than him I think is the uh I’m sorry um you know I think is you

Know pretty pretty wild 29 for JA were you guys want trying was trying hard there was one where I almost threw the ball out of bounds I was trying to get him a lob and got to give Victor credit he just stood there and was like you

Shoot it I’m block it you pass it I’m block it um so you know we were trying for sure um I don’t know if he admitted it but we definitely were trying JB kept talking about how you guys want to play with Pace um how important is Max to

That because it seems like every time he touches the ball he’s throwing it up yeah big time that that advanced pass you know it kind of gets the defense to drop and you get into your second action you know once you have to as soon as the

Ball gets to the corner or gets to that wing and the guy drives you know defenses are T to drop the be level with the ball get the ball back up top now you’re late on the screen now Max gets over the top now Jay is downhill you get

The single side attack on the other side so there’s so much you can really do or if they drop you know you swing it to the second side now you’re attacking downhill like there’s so many different options out of it um and I think that’s just come him coming from where he came

From and seeing the game in that way and he never stops moving you know and that definitely helps especially I don’t to dominate the ball you get off it run to the wing and kind of you know play different actions out of it lovely one more last one are there

Any shots that Sam takes and makes that kind of surprise you at this point and I expect all of them to go Ino so we love him we love the shots that he’s taken um even the one that got blocked like by wh he like keep shooting it you know I mean

Soon as I got in the game in the second quarter I immediately was like all right find Sam you know what I mean and you know ultimately I get looks out of it as well and get the keep and get downhill it just it changes the game um he

Changes the game you know from that standpoint for sure thank appreciate it

Donovan Mitchell talks to the media following the team’s 117-115 win vs. the San Antonio Spurs.
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