Bellarmine vs. BYU | Coach Mark Pope Post Game Interview

Bellarmine vs. BYU | Coach Mark Pope Post Game Interview

SPENCER LINTON. >> I’VE BEEN WAITING. I MEAN, SERIOUSLY. I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT ON THE SET. CAN WE ROLL? LET’S GO! IT’S CHRISTMAS. >>Spencer: COACH MARK POPE IS WITH US. COACH, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. AFTER ANOTHER WIN, ALWAYS MAKES IT EASY GOING TO CHRISTMAS BREAK.

TRICKY CHALLENGE TO KEEP YOUR GUYS ENGAGED. GIVE THEM MENTAL BREAK I’M SURE THEY WANT. HOW DO YOU DO THAT? >> I DO NOTHING. TELLING YOU, I KNOW I LIVE THIS. BEEN COACHING FOR A LONG TIME MPLAYING FOR A LONG TIME. EVERY COACH IN AMERICA GETS SO ANXIOUS CHRISTMAS GAME. ESPECIALLY PLAYING OPPONENT

LIKE THIS. THAT MAKES YOU GUARD A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND LITTLE WEIRD. ALL THE THINGS. WE GOT SICK GUYS AND INJURED GUYS. FINAL. AND SLEPT GREAT LAST COUPLE SENECA KNIGHT OUR GUYS ARE DIFFERENT. COUPLE NIGHTS. FLIPPED SWITCH. COMPETE. WE WEREN’T PERFECT TONIGHT. BUT GUYS ARE GREAT THE. MADE IT SUPER FUN.

>>Spencer: BIG SURGE AFTER HALFTIME. WHAT CHANGED IN THOSE MOMENTS TO BUILD THE BIG LEAD. >> BOTH TEAMS MADE AGREEMENT THAT NEITHER ONE US WAS GOING TO GUARD. FOR LIKE THE FIRST 3 MINUTES. THEN WE STARTED GUARDING. AND SPENCER JOHNSON IS OUR LEADER ON THE DEFENSIVE END. AND HE WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE

FIRST THREE MINUTES OF THE SECOND HALF. THEN TURNED IT UP STARTED FORCING THINGS. GUYS GOT REALLY TIGHT AND SOLID. TREV, RESTED WHOLE FIRST HALF. LIKE, I’M TAKING FIRST HALF OFF. AND THEN GANGBUSTER SECOND HALF TO GET WORK. GUYS JUST KEPT GOING AND GOING. SUPER PROUD OF THEM. KIND OF WHAT THESE GUYS DO.

>>Spencer: BALANCED EFFORT. SO MANY DIFFERENT GUYS MADE HUGE CONTRIBUTION. KIND OF START CHRONOLOGICALLY. TOLD ME LITTLE BIT HALFTIME ABOUT ATIKI. HOW W WOULD YOU UP ENTIRE GAME PERFORMANCE. >> TWO THINGS. TALKED ABOUT THIS HALFTIME. HIS PATIENCE ON THE CATCH WAS ELITE LEVEL TONIGHT. NOT RUSHED. SO PROUD OF HIM FOR THAT.

THEN DEFENSIVELY MADE IN GAME ADJUSTMENT. GUARD DIFFERENT. READ DIFFERENT. I THOUGHT HE WAS TERRIFIC ACTUALLY MAKING ADJUSTMENT. HE WAS REALLY GOOD FOR US TONIGHT. >>Spencer: DAWSON BAKER PLAYING THROUGH FOOT INJURY. PRODUCE ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF YEAR WITH THE TWO BEHIND THE BACK DRIBBLES. THAT FAST BREAK. WHAT IS HE AND HIS INFLUENCE

MEANT TO THE TEAM? >> SPENT HOURS AND HOURS ON THE COURT WITH HIM. WORKING ON HIS DOUBLE BEHIND THE BACK DRIBBLE MOVE. AND FINALLY, WE GOT TO REREAP THE REWARDS. DOES THEM REALLY EASY. SO PHYSICAL. GOT SUCH A BURST. PROBABLY GOT THE BEST BURST ON OUR TEAM.

JUST GOING FROM STOP TO ONE STEP ALL DIFFERENT ANGLES. HE’S REALLY SPECIAL. HOPE WE CAN GET HIM HEALTHY. REAL BI DIFFERENCEMAKER. >>Spencer: MARCUS FEARLESS ON THE COURT. MARCUS WAS LIKE, I’M GOING TO GO SCORE A BUCKET AND I LOVE YOUNG GUYS LIKE THAT. THEY COME IN REALLY BELLED BOLD. TON OF ENERGY.

REALLY BOLD. TON OF ENERGY. HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR. AND HIS FIRST GAME HAPPENS TO BE IN FRONT OF I DON’T KNOW, WHAT WAS IT IS, 16,000 TONIGHT? AND I’M SUPER HAPPY FOR HIM ADEPROUD OF HIM. MADE SUCH STRIDES LAST 10 DAYS. KEEP GROWING. >>Spencer: INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. BRING UP DALLIN HALL DUNK.

BEEN WAITING A WHILE TORE THAT T ONE. GOT IT. >> THREE FINGERTIPS ON THAT DUNK. IT’S LEGAL. IT COUNTS. IT SHOULD BE IN THE BOOK AS A DUNK. I REALLY HOPE DALLIN GOES HOME, DALLIN AND TREY ARE POINT GUARDS AND THOSE GUYS, I LANE SO HEAVILY ON THESE POINT

GUARDS TO MAKE US FUNCTION ON THE COURT. AND THOSE GUYS SHOOT SHOULD ENJOY THE NEXT FOUR DAYS REALLY REALLY PROUD WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS. REALLY PROUD OF THEM. I THINK TREY ALSO WAS ELECTS EXCELLENT TONIGHT. GAVE YOU A BOOST. STEADIES A US A LOT. TWO GUYS FORMIDABLE TANDEM.

>>Spencer: JAXSON ROBINSON OUT. FOUSS IS OUT. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT BOTH OF THOSE GUYS TO BE AVAILABLE? >> TWO LEADING SCORE OUT AND SIX GUYS DOUBLE FIGURES TONIGHT. THEY’RE BOTH REALLY FAST. GETTING QUICK. FOUSS BEEN LIVE ON THE COURT. I THINK WE’LL HAVE THEM IN LIVE PRACTICE NEXT WEEK. HOPEFULLY.

SO HE’S GETTING CLOSE. AND JAX WAS LITTLE BIT OF LIVE PRACTICE. WASN’T FEELING GREAT. HE’S CLOSE. >>Spencer: GOOD CHANCE WE WILL SEE THEM BY BIG 12 PLAY. >> COULD YOU IMAGINE FULL ROSTER, ONE GAME? WHAT? SO HYPED. >>Spencer: TOP OF YOUR CHRISTMAS WISH LIST. >> I WOULD ENJOY THAT TO BE CHRISTMAS GIFT.

I WILL TAKE IT. >>Spencer: ANYTHING ELSE ON YOUR CHRISTMAS WISH LIST? >> YES. ACTUALLY. I JUST HOPE ALL OF COUGAR NATION CAN TAKE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO RECOGNIZE THE GREATEST GIFT THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER RECEIVED IN OUR SAVE YOUR JESUS CHRIS. JESUS CHS ALL OF OUR BURDENS. REAL THING.

GOSPEL, GOOD NEWS FOR REASON. IS BECAUSE THERE’S A PLACE WHEN WE’RE ALONE OR FRUSTRATED OR JOYFUL OR ANYTHING ELSE. WE HAVE HIM HERE TO TAKE THAT BURDEN OR SHARE THAT JOY WITH US. OR GIVE US DIRECTION. THAT IS LIKE DON’T MISS IT. I DON’T WANT ANY COUGAR NATION

TO MISS WHAT THIS TEAM IS DOING RIGHT NOW. THAT IS MEANINGLESS COMPARED TO THE GIFT OF OUR SAVIOR. PRETTY CATCH. I HOPE E

Coach Mark Pope talks about the keys to success for BYU Basketball tonight.
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