SHOOTAROUND SOUND: MOE WAGNER | 1.12.23

SHOOTAROUND SOUND: MOE WAGNER | 1.12.23

So let’s just talk a little bit about how you kind of had to play a little bit of extended role some more minutes just because of everything that’s happened with this team so for you does the mindset change a little bit knowing that you might not get the rest that you

Wanted because you have to help out with this team a little bit more or just you know just the extended minutes that you’re getting right now with everything happening and the team and players starting to come back can you just talk a little bit about that um I would more

Say the other way around obviously you’re prepared for this in the offseason uh you want to play as much as possible you want to have a lot of responsibility but with that it comes responsibility and um you got to hold yourself accountable for the minutes you’re playing because obviously you

Have more value in that situation so I’m trying to take it very serious but uh go into the game with a yeah peaceful mind easy mind and kind of enjoy this opportunity and um that’s the beautiful thing about a team um you got to teach others back so kind of enjoying that

Yeah what did you guys learn from that Miami L sa at home that you’re taking away and bringing in from this game yeah I think I mean obviously we we didn’t have the energy one or two but um it wasn’t all bad you know you sometimes

Look at these games and you you think you get whooped by 20 and then you go back and it wasn’t terrible sometimes you just miss shots you don’t play well that’s part of the game um so yeah you learn from it um you take it serious and

Then come in here with an easy mind knowing that you have this upcoming road trip players are starting to come back you’re’ seeing guys healthy it seems like the energy is good does it kind of like help the energy with this team knowing what’s ahead coming up in these

Next couple of games well obviously I think yeah sure we’re competing this year you know we’re competing for the playoffs and I think it gives us a lot of juice um obviously you want everybody healthy but I think the energy hasn’t been down uh obviously you lose a couple

Games sometimes it’s easy to kind of uh view the glass half uh empty but I think this group is very special in that regard and uh enjoys being around each other and enjoys what they do um and that makes it so much more fun how good

Will it be to have Joe Engles back tonight yeah I’m very excited obviously um it makes the game so much easier for us um with this veteran presence he just knows what he’s doing calms us down um because he’s very slow and uh no he’s I’m I’m

Very happy for him as well because the rehab process is very difficult um and I’m excited to have him back how important is this playmaking for you and just your teammates as well like I say he makes it so much easier uh for everybody um I think he really G us that

That ball handling veteran leadership that we haven’t had um um it’s it’s it’s crazy to see what difference that makes um and obviously for me personally as a big it’s great but obviously for everybody um just creating advantages of so little movement and such high IQ play

Is phenomenal to watch and um very happy to be part of that process all right thanks love thank you guys

Listen in to Moe Wagner thoughts before facing the Miami Heat!

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