LIVE: Spurs vs. Pelicans Pregame w/ HC Willie Green 2/2/2024
Broad picture uh last game of this road trip you’re home for one game back out on the road for the Marty gr trip how challenging is it to be gone this much it definitely presents his challenges um but every team has these moments throughout the course of the
Season where they’re away and you know you got to carve together some winds on the road uh you’ve bested this team twice but with young players and a guy like wanyama I imagine they grow and change practically by the game anything pop out on film that looks different to
You that you’re like okay here’s where they’ve grown here’s what we need to expect which is different from the last two matchups well they’re getting better and um their team they’re improving they’re figuring out what lineups work um you can see the kind of combination between Vel and and women Yama
Um kind of like a two-man game that they’re running more uh with those two guys but they they’re they’re improving they’re getting better and better and you know when you step on the floor against the San Antonio Spurs no matter who’s on their team you can expect that
They’re going to come out and compete play hard share the basketball um some of the same principles that we have and you have to step out on the floor with a mind with the mind mindset that we’re going to be physical we’re going to defend and we’re going to play the right
Way for 48 minutes big key the other night in Houston was you were plus 27 and rebounding Advantage you had seven guys with at least five rebounds is that the type of collective effort that you’re looking for night in and night out yeah it is um and I feel like we’re
Getting better in that area we just have to continue to do it every night all guys collectively like you said graph making a conservative effort that when the shot goes up we’re turning around we’re boxing we’re rebounding especially again I’ll continue to say it but when our wings and guards when they rebound
It ignites our break are you giving wings and guards like Target numbers of like we want to see you get X rebounds or what are you kind of doing there I do I do uh and I’ll keep that between us but I definitely do it I definitely do
It I I won’t give out the numbers but for sure yeah it’s it’s a challenge and I try to motivate them to go out and um rebound I mean it’s a part of the game that makes you a better team so you guys in Sacramento were the only two teams of
The top nine in the west um not to get an allar representative do do you have any thoughts I mean you guys are having team success but but not having any Allstar Representatives just any thoughts on that um for sure I mean I I definitely feel
Like you know both Brandon and and Zion uh deserve an opportunity to play in an All-Star Game and um you know hopefully we can all just continue to use it as motivation that they did they didn’t get that opportunity but um that’s pretty much all I have on it you know it’s just
One of those deals where the West is extremely loaded with a a ton of ton of talent but I think our guys are up there with everybody you guys have one of the one of ones in the NBA in Z that we’ve talked plenty about what have you seen
Seen from just on tape Victor I know he’s only played you guys once but just makes him a different kind of player out there his uh his size 74 or is he is he 74 75 uh his size and his ability to to play like a guard
Wing um can block shots can shoot the three ball can put the ball on the floor I just you just you know it’s only a couple guys maybe two or three guys in the NBA that are that size that move the way he does and he creates a matchup he
Creates a matchup issue for for most teams quickly do you know about uh see Larry herb tonight yeah um Larry and Herb will be out and Zion will go out and uh warm up and we’ll have have have an update for you guys shortly thank you yeah okay thank you
San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans pregame interview with head coach Willie Green ahead of the Pelicans’ game on Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. CT during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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1 Comment
The Pels should keep doing that corner pocket play they used last game and not take this game for granted and try to get in the top 4 by the playoffs. We need Nola home court advantage for at least the first round.