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...the NBA and has that confidence, Buggs got injured in warm-ups and more here...
Also, didn't get a lot of great quotes from the guys, but we got to see the new locker room, it looked amazing. Shell and Mathieu filled me in on some of the features:
- An "M" on the ceiling with disco lights in it, they play them after a great practice, the players love them.
- Little Dre said that Pitino is just trying to change everything and give them these great amenities, this was all him.
- Safe boxes with locks
- A cooler for their drinks
- Great sound system that's a lot louder
- Big screen TV
- Futuristic sinks
- The shower spa is more opened up
- A barber shop (they are still looking to hire a barber).
Note - these are typed live as he talks, so not verbatim.
• Obviously an encouraging performance, thought we played very well, and we were very professional for 40 minutes. We needed to play well, just because we didn't play very well at our scrimmage and get confidence going. This is different than other teams, when others ask if you're an NBA player they all raise their hands, this team doesn't. Carlos Morris thinks he's an NBA player. We need guys to start getting a little more confidence.
• The crowd was phenomenal. People don't understand how great this job can be, when you get 11K for an exhibition game, that's not normal.
• McNeil has just been getting better, he was the most improved player in the fall. He was very good obviously, he quietly does his job and works. He's not an overly confident kid at all. I tell him all the time that he's worked really really hard, go show it. I started Bakary and Josh, they didn't deserve that. I know what I'm getting from Joey and Elliott. Bakary fouls all the time, so we didn't get much from him.
• We didn't get as many steals as I'd like. This team is suited for that. Not having Nate is hard because of his injury, we don't have a lot of backcourt depth. We need them to go all out until they get a sub.
• McNeil - he's seen an improvement with everything with him, I'm very proud of him.
• Bakary looked good - define good. Ok, he didn't look very good. I knew he'd get in foul trouble, but the sky's the limit for him, he's so big, just when he goes to shake my hand he's huge. Obviously his problem is fouling. I asked him can "you not foul please" and he looked up at the ref like - well, he needs to stop calling fouls.
• Josh Martin took a charge, he stepped up and took a charge. He's got big time potential, he's got such an active body. I don't talk about him enough.
• On if he's asked Josh about his bball/Jesus tattoo - No. Sometimes when you ask them questions you get disappointed with the answers.
• I always thought Carlos Morris was a gamer, he's just one of those guys. My substitution patterns weren't as normal as they were. We need Mo and Nate to get healthy. Buggs got hurt during warmups, Mo could have played tonight.
• Buggs - it's still the knee thing, he re-aggravated his knee from the surgery during warm-ups.
• Will Mason and Walker be able to play in Louisville? I would think so, I hope so.
• We need to get some more swagger and confidence. Those guys believe they are lottery picks.
• McNeil didn't play a whole lot last year, I think he believes he's a good player this year. You can see the difference during practice.
• We stopped pressing with 12-13 minutes to go
• He decided to start Bakary and Josh this morning. Want everybody to be ready.
• On if he wished there was another game before Louisville? No, I'm ready to play. They're sick of playing against each other, they're sick of hearing me. I'm ready to play.
• Bakary has a touch academic schedule, and only got here at 6:20/6:30 today from class, so that's tough.
Also, didn't get a lot of great quotes from the guys, but we got to see the new locker room, it looked amazing. Shell and Mathieu filled me in on some of the features:
- An "M" on the ceiling with disco lights in it, they play them after a great practice, the players love them.
- Little Dre said that Pitino is just trying to change everything and give them these great amenities, this was all him.
- Safe boxes with locks
- A cooler for their drinks
- Great sound system that's a lot louder
- Big screen TV
- Futuristic sinks
- The shower spa is more opened up
- A barber shop (they are still looking to hire a barber).
Note - these are typed live as he talks, so not verbatim.
• Obviously an encouraging performance, thought we played very well, and we were very professional for 40 minutes. We needed to play well, just because we didn't play very well at our scrimmage and get confidence going. This is different than other teams, when others ask if you're an NBA player they all raise their hands, this team doesn't. Carlos Morris thinks he's an NBA player. We need guys to start getting a little more confidence.
• The crowd was phenomenal. People don't understand how great this job can be, when you get 11K for an exhibition game, that's not normal.
• McNeil has just been getting better, he was the most improved player in the fall. He was very good obviously, he quietly does his job and works. He's not an overly confident kid at all. I tell him all the time that he's worked really really hard, go show it. I started Bakary and Josh, they didn't deserve that. I know what I'm getting from Joey and Elliott. Bakary fouls all the time, so we didn't get much from him.
• We didn't get as many steals as I'd like. This team is suited for that. Not having Nate is hard because of his injury, we don't have a lot of backcourt depth. We need them to go all out until they get a sub.
• McNeil - he's seen an improvement with everything with him, I'm very proud of him.
• Bakary looked good - define good. Ok, he didn't look very good. I knew he'd get in foul trouble, but the sky's the limit for him, he's so big, just when he goes to shake my hand he's huge. Obviously his problem is fouling. I asked him can "you not foul please" and he looked up at the ref like - well, he needs to stop calling fouls.
• Josh Martin took a charge, he stepped up and took a charge. He's got big time potential, he's got such an active body. I don't talk about him enough.
• On if he's asked Josh about his bball/Jesus tattoo - No. Sometimes when you ask them questions you get disappointed with the answers.
• I always thought Carlos Morris was a gamer, he's just one of those guys. My substitution patterns weren't as normal as they were. We need Mo and Nate to get healthy. Buggs got hurt during warmups, Mo could have played tonight.
• Buggs - it's still the knee thing, he re-aggravated his knee from the surgery during warm-ups.
• Will Mason and Walker be able to play in Louisville? I would think so, I hope so.
• We need to get some more swagger and confidence. Those guys believe they are lottery picks.
• McNeil didn't play a whole lot last year, I think he believes he's a good player this year. You can see the difference during practice.
• We stopped pressing with 12-13 minutes to go
• He decided to start Bakary and Josh this morning. Want everybody to be ready.
• On if he wished there was another game before Louisville? No, I'm ready to play. They're sick of playing against each other, they're sick of hearing me. I'm ready to play.
• Bakary has a touch academic schedule, and only got here at 6:20/6:30 today from class, so that's tough.
