Jared Dudley Interview Before Dallas Mavericks Play Summer League Opener
off the bench has been so strong physical for omx which is going to be good get him ready for the game time and AJ you know you can tell AJ’s a couple years ahead him getting his steals out here but you know what you practice all all and let’s see what transfers over guys have been they’ve been working their butt off for me that’s all I can ask no one’s been lazy they’ve been a second effort and they’re trying to learn the Dallas Maverick defense in 5 days and i s him for that what do you like what you’ve seen the best out of Jens so far um I mean standing of the game uh then after that his shooting um and his size man if you look at him even right now every bit of 68 he’s a lefty uh game comes easy to him and then now what it is it’s the thinking aspect because there’s so much uh terminology of low man sink nail ex out you know um and sometimes gets caught up where the ball will change on one side and then he’ll let his guard down well hey no listen the ball mve you got to move this is a this is not you know this is the highest level you’re going to be doing multiple efforts and that’s something he’s has to get accustomed to when you think about the physicality obviously uh physicality is went to a different level in the playoffs yeah when you think about the physicality of Summer League level how do you compare I would say I would say I would say summer league is more physical than a regular NBA game because these guys have nothing to lose um ref’s let you even they don’t let you get away with it there’s 10 fouls foul out six I mean Miller by far would be by far our most physical person but overall the whole team even if if it’s on the average right now um but for us you know listen I’m trying to get ajb more physical I’m trying to get aenta to get be physical fudge when we play Utah and a team that’s supposed to be so talented a lot of first round picks guys that have played in the NBA last year their first- round pick you got to be physical to get them off their spots cuz a talented team and we’ll see what what they can do tomorrow how difficult is the coach through that if that if that’s not like a player like in nation how do you like yeah well well I I just try to tell them what they’re looking at the next level we watch film I might show them clips of other guys doing it the right way and I and if it’s not their n nature maybe whatever it is I can improve 10 20% well if that ain’t if that’s not your your nature then what else you bring to the table all right if you’re not crazy physical well hey coach I’m crazy athletic I block shots I can get seals without being for schol all right so it’s not only one way to play basketball I’m here to try to use all their assets in different ways speaking of block shouts I’m intrigued by sharp anybody foot so sharp you know today had a couple blocks I mean obviously over the last 4 days he’s probably had about 15 to 17 blocks he has it I’m trying to get him more stay in the paint don’t come up and a pick and roll it’s been a work in progress they work have been working up with him extra on that I think even now they’re doing it right now a lot of different stuff but um he can get an opportunity listen anytime someone 6’4 74 in Mobile we got to see it and so he going to see it tomorrow and if against filipowski or against Kesler you have opportunity to get NBA bodies and if not we can go small ball we have another five in in wh so we have different opport needs to see different guys to see what they can show obviously he need to put on a little weight right oh for sure a little weight but overall listen he’s more 4 days than you think um get a nice little touch around the basket and so for him it’s it’s it’s it’s your conditioning and your strength you see me live over there interacting with the guys he was just in this position last year like how important is that to have him with this group just to show what it takes well it shows you that the the the the development for him the progress elive has made last year he was learning he was confused even in the regular season confused in the playoffs he was our by far our best defensive player out there of his talk of getting people in the right positioning defend without battling uh and that’s why we made the finals run because we had an anchor again Gafford was Elite with elock took it to a whole another level we’re expecting him to to build off of that to hopefully come in ready and give us something even more than he even showing you the last year so uh if he’s if he’s coaching and and that means he’s confident of what he’s trying to teach someone because what have been it’s dealed him over and over and over these last months so you going to sneak him out there on the court tomorrow uh no we’re not no we’re not once we got to the finals he was cleared of Summer League apprciate it
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Jared Dudley spoke to reporters after the Summer League practice before the team’s first game in Las Vegas. .
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