Frank Vogel on Royce O’Neale & Grayson Allen emulating Steve Nash

Frank Vogel on Royce O’Neale & Grayson Allen emulating Steve Nash

You know Utah’s not great at getting back so we knew we could uh we could exploit that they played a bigger lineup and we wanted to uh attack them that way and and our guys did it for four quarters you know they they really um push the tempo uh our passing has been

Elite you know over the last few weeks you know I don’t know how many times I think on that trip we averaged 20 29 assists uh over the seven game trip and um at 37 again tonight you know obviously uh KD and and and Brad are

Going to handle the ball a lot with book out um so you know kudos to those guys for you know playing a point guard position by committee but I told Grayson he might have to play some point as well and he took that and went and had 14

Assists career high for him so uh shout out for Grayson playing great point guard play but our whole team is sharing the basketball you know we want to become a team first team you know we have Elite scores we have Elite individual talent but uh I love how we’re playing

Together they won yeah um just curious how long did you feel like it took took them to truly buy into I think they’ve been trying to do it all along you know what I mean but they have to learn each other you know what I mean they have to

Learn the spots and uh how to attack and um you know attack draw two to the basketball and trust your teammates a simple philosophy but our guys are doing at a high high level right now yeah well I want to start by just just thanking uh chimzi kada UDA and

Goody uh those guys have been really good culture fits for us it’s uh it’s always difficult uh you know to say goodbye to uh you know good good guys and culture guys teammates for these guys um those guys put in a lot of hard work they’re a big reason why we’re

Where we are today and and the success we’ve been having and um we definitely wish them well uh but we’re really excited about the guys we have coming in you know Royce O’Neal and David Rody two guys that we we really feel like are going to are going to help us

Um I love that Matt ispia is willing to to spend even more and do whatever it takes to uh to give us the best chance to win an NBA championship for this city you know I mean he’s just all in on that um you know this was a deal that that

That cost us more money but it’s something that uh you know in particular with with Royce O’Neal who’s a a high level role player he been a starter for the better part of the last uh five years or so and um on some on some good teams too some really good teams number

One C team in in Utah a few years back um just an exceptional Defender exceptional uh three-point shooter and a winner you know and uh to get somebody like David Rody who is you know just elevates our toughness and intelligence smart player and and very physical uh

Represents who we want to be and was a first round pick two years ago you know so I mean he’s a he’s a really really talented young man that we’re excited to get in our program did you see that I told him pregame that he’s going to play a little

Point guard tonight and you know he wanted to show the world that he can be Steve Nash I think and the way he played it seemed like it anyway yeah I mean I think that can be you know the case League wide you know as a general statement but you know I

Think Drew and Josh and B have been playing exceptional for us Nas has been doing a great job staying ready and all four of those guys came in and and really elevated uh our production out there you know they they had a great great game for our bench guys and kudos

To those guys I don’t think that was because of the trade deadline yeah I’m not I’m not Chang in what Kevin Durant Kevin Durant right now is playing on an all defensive team level on that side of the ball and I don’t know if he’s ever been on all

Defensive team or if he’s gotten votes or whatnot but he’s playing on that level right now defensively and it’s wildly impressive to myself and and to our coaching staff not only wanting to you know to guard the other team’s best player but doing a great job on those

Guys and then when he switches and and guards other guys on the floor like his disposition has been spectacular and and a huge reason uh you know that we’ve been winning games of late you know I going to talk about his offense but he’s really bringing it on that side of the

Ball um with that said Royce is somebody that can come in and share the load you know what I mean uh you know we’ll talk about his role and his role will um you know play out as as the season goes goes along but he is definitely someone that

Has I mean he he’s his role over the last five years as a starter has been go in and guard the other you know the other team’s best three four you know what I mean so he can he can definitely share some of the the load with that and

Um it’s really going to help us yeah well I mean that team that Utah had a few years back you know where they had to set records for the number one offense in the league and they were in the number one seed I mean uh the blender that they were playing with the

Drive and kick and uh you know getting Guys open and slip outs and and all those types of things you know he’s a really good offensive player he not just a shooter and Kev mentioned his passing and I think he’s going to elevate Elevate everything we do on that side of

The ball as well as what he does defensively

Phoenix Suns head coach Frank Vogel dives into their newest acquisitions in Royce O’Neale and David Roddy, Grayson Allen & beating the Jazz.

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