“We’ve Been Making Plays For Each Other.” | Nickeil Alexander-Walker Shootaround Sound | 03.27.24

“We’ve Been Making Plays For Each Other.” | Nickeil Alexander-Walker Shootaround Sound | 03.27.24

What have you thought about how you guys have kind of played stylistically offensively since cat went out and maybe how much more do you put on yourself to try to get up maybe some more shots some more threes when you’re you’re in the game I think that we have really relied

On each other offensively uh we’ve been making plays for each other a lot more trying to play make getting a lot of second side actions I think has been able to help us um transition buckets as well uh trying to run get some easy ones with cat being out uh the gravitational

P that he has um is not the same uh an’s going to draw two or three but at the same time like trying to get him to have a easier Night by playing around him you know helping him out making open shots definitely helps uh and getting out in transition

So n what do you think of the way that ant has seemed to take on more of a playmaking role looking for all of you guys you know driving Ki and and finding finding you guys for help good shots I think that’s just more his growth as a basketball player as opposed to

Just because cat’s out I think him thinking the game making those reads and when cat’s there those are the same reads he’s going to have to make and he’s been able to make those as of late and he’s been growing and at the same time he’s also improved in scoring so

That just goes to show that he’s really um trying to make the right plays for teammates and win we’re seeing Finch kind of put out a bunch of lineups with three guards three-point guards and maybe include yourself in that as a point guard combo guard how do you like

Playing with multiple guys whether it’s Mike or Jordan or um Monte like that and what it brings to the offense it allows us to play faster it allows us to get up in transition it allows us to drive kick variations guys that are going to make the right play when they

Get into the paint but also create for others um like you mentioned Tay is going to get downhill get to fer kick out threes JM so far this season he’s in my opinion I don’t think he’s made a wrong play yet um and I just think like Mike we already

Know what Mike does for Rudy for others and then myself just trying to add to that you played with Mike for quite some time now just his sense of the moment uh this time of the year as a playoffs Turner his uptick has been huge in the

Fourth quarter as far as his points go what have you seen from him kind of taking over and really helping you out and leading by example just being a professional me and Mike’s alltimate professional and this is approach to the game I think it stays consistent and

He’s going to keep the main the main thing was trying to win games and so whatever that is going to be needed of Mike stepping up into a role being a little more aggressive or making plays for others I think Mike’s just willing to win and do whatever it takes to win

He also has the abilities to make one plays you guys have the best three-point percentage in the NBA on the season this year did you think that that was going to be like going into the season do you think that was going to be a primary

Driver of like offense for you guys that that part kind of surprise you in some ways I definitely didn’t know that uh makes sense cat n hot really fast um Mike I think he’s like a 40% guy I think just overall guys in they make shots and

We’re getting the right shots as well we have guys like aunt and Cat who draw to so we’re getting good looks and then we just have guys that are shooting with confidence and making shots me like ma to JM uh I don’t want Jason but I just been

Shooting one let’s just leave at that um and so I just think everyone’s just doing doing their part playing their role and I think it’s all showing in the different ways that you guys mentioned coach coach Mike anori your thoughts about the coach uh love Michael

Great dude um brings some light and life to the gym uh keeps it fun and at the same time like he’s he’s on everybody and uh I think definitely with someone like Micah it connects the players and the coaches and allows that bond to grow and just kind of bringing fun and life

To the gym like I mentioned before for and no bad words to say about Michael coach F last game talked about Rudy taking a step forward on offense this year just with his his patience what have you seen with his spacing and that patience kind of paying off for this

Year it’s getting better and better I think we just kind of keep harping on it stay space stay in the dunker be ready those things um and he’s been doing that he’s been setting screens rolling creating a lot of gravity with his roles is getting Guys open behind it I just think Rudy

Cares about winning and the common theme for everybody is they’re just willing to do whatever it takes to win and I think Rudy is realizing for us to be successful it’s going to take him owning the paint defensively and offensively uh rebounding on both ends of the ball

Being dun in the spacing for the dunker for the passes being able to finish Above the Rim um been able to make some clutch free throws for us this year as well so I think just his attention to that detail has been help there was in the

First half when you guys kind of started slow against going State there was a couple plays where you just kind of brought the guys together just like clapped up like let’s go let’s get this back on track to me that SS like you just have a lot of confidence in this

Group and even like a slow start doesn’t you know kind of Define what what the game is going to be do you know what I’m like referring to and and you guys did kind of bounce back there what was going through your head um I think at this

Point in like game 72 it’s just about trying to win and by this time of the year I I hope everyone would know what we’re capable of and I think for me it’s just understanding that we could have a slow start things canot be going our way but

Just kind of keeping that mentality of staying with it um a lot of times there’s a lot of games so it’s hard not to overlook one um and on every any given night and you can get fatigued mental stuff just life being human

So for me I think my job is just to try to bring energy to the team everywh I can offensively defensively trying to communicate helping out guys like Aunt Mike cat Rudy and just owning my role and for me I just seen it as a part of

My role and doing my job of making sure guys stayed locked in stayed engaged and uh able to pull out a must win folks thanks than

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