Bobby Portis Postgame Press Conference | 1.26.24

Bobby Portis Postgame Press Conference | 1.26.24

I I guess just kind of what it reminded me of the game in Cleveland obviously except for the defensive part what what what about the way they play I guess kind of slows things down offensively for it was us I think we slowed oursel down we attacking matchups we went

Playing side to side ball one moving side to side we played a lot of one-on-one tonight uh we trying to attack the matchups this and that um so I think we kind of just did it to ourselves tonight and when more of them it’s always more of what we do I feel

Like from game game and um just this game in particular um the scoring was loow we was playing a lot of one-on-one um ball one hopping lot of guys W involved so that’s pretty much sums up the game and you know when you play like

That you slip up and lose games and um just can’t have twoo much slippage um coming coming from um coming up next tomorrow sorry you’ll probably see physical defense like that in the playoffs um how do you feel like you avoid falling into that trap of playing one-on-one of the ball sticking and

Stuff like that um I think that you know like I said I don’t think it was more of them it was more of us man we calling up matchups trying to exploit the weak man on on defense with them and um got caught up in playing one-on-one and not making the

You know sometime the right play extra pass to the corner or swing swing to get some Rhythm shots um for guys on the court um but one game can’t really just hang your out on one game in the league so many games got a game tomorrow seven

Again so it don’t stop so it’s just one game but this game in particular I feel like you know we were trying to exploit the matchups which we did but didn’t finish the basket um once we did that I did not get to talk to you the other

Night but Doc Rivers is now officially hired as the mocky Bucks Head Coach um just kind of what’s your first reaction of that and thinking about him as as the new head coach um great voice um someone obviously who’s had success in this league who has respect in his League um

Big name coach top 15 coach all time um can go on on but um feel like he’s a great fit obviously his numbers in the Raptors here so you know what better team to coach then have your numbers in the Raptor I mean that’s cool you know

Be on the sideline and then look up and see your name up there so that’s dope in itself so um great guy um talk to him today um he’s on board with us and know that you know the expectations of this team is really high and uh I think he’s

Ready for it what have been your impressions of just from competing against him over the years just in terms of what his teams are like um you know just always um in the running man he always um is right there um in the playoffs um you know um being there

Getting there um leading guys know in the right direction then a coach for a long long time um coach one of my favorite players Kevin Garnett as well too so that’s kind of dope and ask some stories and things like that so I think that’s really cool and you know played

With Ray joh Rondo as well when I was with the bulls and knows his coach as well so um you know great guy um like I said top 15 coach and just can’t wait to get get started um obviously every year in the league is different man you go

Through highs and lows in the season you might get a new coach you never know what’s going to happen in the league so just got to stay ready so you ain’t got to get ready what about how this team is playing right now makes you feel like

It’s going to be a good fit with Doc Rivers um you know um it’s it’s 82 game stretch man um you know some days it’s going to be better than other so you going to make shots Miss shots but I think the one thing that has to stay

Stay the same is the effort that you give on a day-to-day basis that’s one thing you can handang your hat on I think that’s something that we can do more of and um it’s going to be fun just to get coached by someone who has you

Know something to prove as well um you know being on the team with you know other guys who obviously we all have something to prove and um not saying we failed over the last couple years but we didn’t achieve what what was sought out to be the goal so um having a coach

That’s lowkey in the same boat as us is great and um it’s refreshing as well to um you know have everybody on the same page and have guys that ultimately have a little you know chip on their shoulder and um have something to proove how

Weird of an experience was it to be like oh we got a game tonight but oh also there’s a new coach but he’s not coaching tonight he’s going to coach like to just like go through kind of all that in in 24 hours yeah part of being a

Pro man you have to take it with Grandin assault whatever throwing at you you have to be able to adjust really fast um whether you’re starting coming off the bench whether you have a new coach or new adjustments new schemes um new coverages depending on who you guarding

Um being a pro is tough um for the regular fan that’s out there listening or watching this um it don’t be easy day to day uh you got to lock in you got to really um love the game of basketball so um with us and this group of guys that’s

In this room makes it easy for you um um luckily to have guys on this team that you know want to impact winner and want to win I think that kind of makes it easier for us and for myself but uh It Ain’t Easy um you got to really lock in

And do your job and know what you can do to help the team y had not necess tonight a bunch of triple doues lately just what have you kind of seen from him playmaking wise last month or so yeah man just um obviously he’s a forest averaging 30 points the last couple

Seasons um can get his own bucket but um think he’s kind of manipula in the game a lot more um using guys that’s surround him getting them shots um which is ultimately open up his driving lanes for him to get to the rim um easier so um

Like what he’s done over the last couple weeks with you know kind of kind of manipulating the game a little bit getting Guys open shots getting guys looks and once guys are hitting shots it’s like you know it’s like know how it is guys don’t want to leave their man

And now they’re hug and now it’s like one-onone at The Rim so um I like what he’s been doing lately and it’s been working and you know if I’m open I wouldn’t mind swinging to meet the show thank

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