Coach Malone Post Game Press Conference vs. Jazz 🎙

Coach Malone Post Game Press Conference vs. Jazz 🎙

Coach what do you think was the biggest contributing factor to this game going this way oh they played harder than us yeah I mean I think that was the most obvious thing for me is that um coming into the game we knew they had been

Playing very well on the road at home um they came out with tremendous energy they attacked us for 48 and I didn’t think we uh came close to matching that to be quite honest so I thought they they played harder um they attacked us they had 30 transition points tonight we had 16

Turnovers for 27 points um colum seon got wherever he wanted Jordan Clarkson Off the Bench was just Unstoppable so yeah I just didn’t like our approach to the game I didn’t think we were quite ready to to play um and they were and you give up 35 points

In the first quarter I mean that’s a it’s a really tough way to start the ball game and we we cut it a few times um but I don’t know you just can’t show up in this league you know especially when you’re the reigning Champs you can’t get

Their best and uh if our guys take the time to look at our upcoming schedule if we continue to do this we we’re going to take a real nose dive that’s the reality of it we’re playing against some really really talented teams that are having great seasons and if we don’t come with

A workmanlike mentality um there’s going to be more nights like this the difference in energy that you mentioned was that most noticeable on the defensive end in your opinion yeah I think throughout but yeah I mean definitely you know if you’re going to if you’re going to try to guard this

Team and get stops um they have a lot of weapons you know Colin seon’s playing at a high level like I said he just lived in the paint got where he wanted lari Markin in 26 and 12 and Clarkson 27 Off the Bench but yeah the only way you can be an

Effective defensive team is if you are um aggressive and playing with an urgency in a certain disposition that we did not show tonight how do how do you get that back do you think in 48 hours personal individual choices you know uh we’ll watch some film you know I think hopefully I showed

Some clips at halftime that were just effort Clips you know as they’re they’re sprinting in transition we’re jogging I I told the play I don’t have a game plan for transition man like get your back that that’s transition defense if you want to simplify it loose balls

One guy wants it one guy has to have it they had to have it they come out with the loose ball so I think sometimes film is a great teacher um and when you get your butts kicked on national TV and Friday night we’re playing against a

Team that’s won seven straight on the road in New Orleans they’re playing great seven and three in their last 10 and if we just think we can show up the ball Arena and rely on our fans to get a win it’ll be the same outcome so I think

Each guys’s got to look in the mirror challenge themselves I’m not not talking about making shots I’m talking about coming with the necessary mindset and urgency and good things happen when you play hard and when you don’t play hard obviously uh you know you’re not afforded those opportunities steam has

Been so good at bouncing back how much confidence you have that a different team the team that you know will show up on Friday yeah I’m definitely uh because of our body of work and our history to your point Katie are pretty confident but um I just don’t want guys you know

Looking at well no look at yourself I’m going to look at myself I could have done I’m sure I could have done a lot of things better tonight and I I’ve told my players that many times first thing I do when I watch the game I go home and look

At myself what could I have done better to help my team and I want other guys took in the mirror and say what could I not not well Jamal should have shot better this no what could you have done where you bring something to the table

And if we all do that individually first and then collectively you know then we can get back to playing at the level we’re we know we capable of but you know tonight definitely was was not one of those nights and give them credit you know I mean like yes we didn’t do things

But give the Utah Jazz credit because will has them playing at a high level and they took it to us for 48 minutes the only Silver Lining I know it’s you know had nothing to do with the outcome but I applaud the effort of Colin Justin Braxton Zeke and Jay those guys went

Into the game didn’t look at the scoreboard they played the right way and I thought that was a a very small positive a on a tough night thank you coach thanks everybody

Hear what Coach Malone had to say after the road loss in Utah.

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Coach Malone Post Game Press Conference vs. Jazz 🎙