Coach Taylor Jenkins Press Conference | Rockets vs. Grizzlies
Taylor I know with some of the you know past couple losses you’ve kind of been impressed with the effort that you guys have that you guys have given but is it different today in terms of a you know creating those habits that you talk about from the standpoint of winning the
Game and playing I guess to the level that you want to see these guys play does that feel a little bit different yeah I I told you know these guys we’re obviously on a you know pretty intense streak there uh but was proud of the effort over that stretch and obviously
To be able to break through tonight I mean we’ve been in different ball games the last couple of weeks been up 20 down 20 fighting back in a lot of this has come down to the fourth quarter you know for us um obviously the Rockets have given us problems all season long I
Think we’re 0 and three going in knowing that they were going to be physical and red they turned up a notch there in that second quarter third quarter and we still found a way to keep a lead despite just some you know crazy lineups out there with some foul trouble guys
Playing in definitely different spots um but they they really stuck with the game plan in that fourth quarter made a couple adjustments there shenon was hurting us early in that fourth quarter Thompson obviously had a great night tonight but the defensive activity was huge late you know there was great
Discipline um you know when we started switching a little bit more showing crowds late I thought our guys got better as the game went on and it was going to be hard to touch the paint against this team with their physicality and I I thought we found our moments
With ISO Drive second side drives you know multiple actions and pick and roles knowing that they were going to switch heavy if we could get to a second or third action we were going to open ourselves up and I thought we got just enough in that fourth quarter and some
Big Time shots but obviously Big Time stops down the stretch to kind of weather you know a little tough uh offensive output throughout the game but luckily we scored 37 in the fourth that was a big time difference maker hey coach seven guys in double diges 24 points from two guys who
Wouldn’t even on the team last year but it seems like last week it seems like the the chemistry was real flow they Flo play with ease and freedom talk about how well they were able to play together tonight yeah I mean uh as as I said we
Kind of crash course I mean put this together I mean we had uh you know I think Lamar playing the five at some stretch you know Gigi was you know playing some pseudo 5 defensively for us um but overall just really proud with the group’s effort but especially you
Know Jordan Lamar you know I thought Lamar did some uh wonderful things defensively rebounding in particular rebounding obviously was an issue for us tonight Jordan you know he’s just now learned the Playbook tried to keep it really simple but as you said we want not just those guys but all of our guys
To play with freedom and I thought the physicality and their switch and full you know full court half court pressure kind of bothered us and then when we kind of got settled in that second half we talked about it at halftime um everyone kind of just felt a little bit
More at ease despite you know not being perfect for 48 minutes but those guys were huge boost for us tonight um obviously we need contributions from everyone just playing Team ball um that led to our victory tonight coach jiren was pretty quiet for the first three quarters and then in the fourth quarter
Obviously comes alive just talk about the the growth you’re seeing from him from a game to game basis and being able to impact the game even when he yeah slow start like that yeah I mean I think he’s uh displayed a great ability just to kind of figure out how teams are
Guarding him I think they were swarming him you know he end up with four turnovers was you know missing some of his teammates and he he he was aware of it but just after the fact and then you know was able just to kind of reset see
The crowds I think there was a couple of drives late uh where he saw the defense not in their shifts and he was able to drive and kick I thought he did a good job moving the ball and then obviously he was a product of you know just being
A spacer you know we talked about maybe him being off the ball creating those advantages on the second side using Lamar more as a screener and I thought he just kind of adjusted as the game went on which is impressive by him great thanks everyone y
Taylor Jenkins meets with the media following a win over the Houston Rockets. #nba
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3 Comments
Coach Jenkins is holding this team together. He gets too much hate. Glad he is helping the Grizz bring the energy.
Agreed he have his flaws but the team they love him n it's for a reason
If this team had a true big right now they could compete.