Anfernee Simons Postgame Interview | Portland Trail Blazers 84, New York Knicks 112
Uh and so just in general what what would you say kind of went wrong with with you guys tonight it seems like they kind of jumped in early and it was pretty tough right from the jump yeah it just they made a lot of shots um whether
It was contested or not they you know they made a lot of shots um credit to them for you know making a lot of shots tonight and uh we just we got good looks we just couldn’t knock him down tonight so um I think that was kind of the you
Know kind of the story of the game I I know you missed a good chunk of it but kind of how would you how would you describe the way this road trip has gone for you guys so far um it’s been obviously you know I mean some some
Tough games in Dallas and then started the Knicks it started for me in Dallas but um you know overall obviously some tough games you know but um you know like I said before we all you know keeping positive mindsets it’s not getting too low I think maybe the lowest we ever got
Was after the Dallas game when we got blew out twice in a row so but for the most part everybody’s keeping their spirits and that’s that’s what you know that’s what we kind of look for too as well is that everybody is staying together because it’s easy to I mean
It’s hard you know what I mean you’re not winning many games and it’s easy to just disconnect you know I mean from the season and everything that’s going on but everybody’s been still connected and understanding like you know there’s a process to get to you know a team that
Wins a lot of games so um you know that’s the one thing I’m I’m most proud about the team is that we continue to stay together and and and you know go into these games you you know with positive mindsets throughout the whole thing why do you think it is that you
Guys have been able to do that like what do you think have gone into that um I think it’s just you know what we I mean we all got great relationships with each other and there never any bad blood between each other like and the coaches
Do a great job of keeping us keeping us together you know what I mean so um credit to them they they do a great job of making sure we stay engaged and everything we got to do and as players we all everybody has good relationships
With each other so um um it’s easy for us to you know stay together I think fans and people that watch the team know they you know you you mention that it’s hard to get win in this league but do you feel like you guys are getting
Better like do you feel like you’re making improvements or or gradually becoming the team eventually you want to be yeah for sure you know it just it doesn’t sometimes it might not look on the box score but like even if you know I mean we do one thing better the next
Game that we did before that’s an improvement and I mean it’s it’s it might not you know obviously it might not look pretty all the time but you know internally we understand that we need to get better at and if we can improve you know maybe just one thing
Each and every game then that’s that’s a step in the right direction for us so um I think we just need to continue to get better at you know the details of of each and every game and you know just experience from all the young guys like
They got to experience each and every team you know what I mean like each and every player that they we go against so they got to they have to go through this in order to get to where we want to get to how much have you guys missed DeAndre
Just having an you know a lot you know I mean just a big that’s so mobile and you can hit in the pocket and and he makes plays from there he can hit the mid-range and so you know he yeah experience for sure you know what I mean
He understands every other team as well so you know what I mean we got a we got guys like that’s hasn’t experience it but been playing great you know what I mean so that’s a plus for us and baji been playing great for us and know they
Just been kind of thrown in the fire you know what I mean they’ve been responding pretty well so you know I’m proud of them for doing that and so you obviously having da that veteran you know big that’s been through it all you know we
Obviously we missed that a lot and uh we just we just waiting for him to get back what have you thought about baji now I mean you were with him all last year when he wasn’t playing at all and was just on a two-way and now like the last
Couple games he’s actually gotten in with what have you thought of like the way he’s played now played with a lot of energy um you know he’s right there at the rim every single time you know what I mean contestant shots getting blocks and uh he just been he just been you
Know pretty solid for and um I’m you know I’m excited that he’s able to get this opportunity cuz you know it’s first time playing with baji you know what I mean I been teammates for two years now so I’m just happy to see him out there
On the court you know and playing well as a mentor at this have you been impressed with his ability to bounce back from Bad plays or bad games he seems to really have unflappable personality for sure you know just you know that’s the one thing I try to I try
To tell him is that like you got to take just take the good with the bad like you know what I mean it’s it’s some night you might not look good some night you going to look good it’s just the process of becoming who you want to become in this league so you
Know I remember as a young guy like even if I wasn’t playing as much and I would go back and I be like I was terrible but you got to continue to go through it in order to reach where you want to reach to so I just tell him keep playing you
Know what I mean no matter what if you feel like you’re not playing good just don’t worry about it at all like keep playing you know keep getting your confidence up you know and just keep learning you watching film with coaches and and learning what you need to do
Next time and the prove and so that’s all it is it’s just about learning
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In the thumbnail of the video you seem to use a shot of them smiling. Nothing to smile about regarding the Trail Blazers organization