Coachspeak
What coaches and players say about roles, minutes, gameplans and development.
Mamukelashvili wants to improve his rebounding and defense so he is trusted and not a liability.
“I also want to just work on my rebounding and defensively, I just want to be a guy you can trust, you know, I don't want to be liability”
Wembanyama has gotten much better at reading advantages based on how defenses guard him.
“He's gotten a lot better at seeing where his reads are and advantages are depending on how the defense guards him.”
Henderson is being asked to attack the basket and look for his own score.
“I feel like focusing on attacking the basket Mike wants me to attack the basket go to score I think that just helps me get in that position of get downhill find my teammates.”
Morant felt a little passive and wants to be more decisive with the ball.
“I was a little passive. I just got to be more decisive when I have the ball, what I want and where I want to go with the ball.”
Duren's next step is playing through the elbows as a passer with shooters around him.
“That's where the next step is for him. … Understanding how good of a passer he is, then what it looks like when you put the ball in his hands at the elbows, and now you've got shooting all around.”
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