Head Coach Jacque Vaughn on the Nets’ loss over the Suns

Head Coach Jacque Vaughn on the Nets’ loss over the Suns

MR. WHAMMY. LET’S HEAR FROM JOCK. >> YOU SAID THE TEAM HAS TO ABILITY TO SHOOT 62% FROM THE FIELD. WHAT MADE I HAVE DIFFICULT TO SLOW THEM DOWN AND ALLOWED THEM TO EXECUTE? >> A TEAM LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW THEY WILL SHOT WELL AT A HIGH LEVEL. WE HAD TO PICK BATTLES.

THE PIECE OF THAT WAS TRYING TO WIN THE SHOT BATTLE AND MARGIN. WE DIDN’T OFFENSIVE REBOUND ENOUGH TO TAKEAWAY THE POSSESSIONS WITHOUT TWO INJURED PLAYERS. WE GOT SECOND CHANCE POINTS. ACCUMULATION OF THE NIGHT. WE COULD GET STOPS AND RUN TO THE OTHER END. >> YOU KNOW, K.D. SO WELL.

HOW DID HE MAKE HIS IMPACT ON THE GAME? >> YEAH, I THINK HE WAS PATIENT TONIGHT. HE KNEW WE WOULD DOUBLE-TEAM. WE WERE ABLE TO SPEED HIM UP AT TIMES. HE GOT A FEW THINGS OFF IN TRANSITION REALLY WHICH IS TOUGH TO DEFEND. THOSE PLAYS ARE CHAOTIC AND UNSCRIPTED. GETTING TO THE THREE

THROW LINE. THAT PIECE AND COMP COMBINATION. >> HOW WOULD YOU — LOOKING AT THE MONTH. YOU HAVE FOUR WINS AND IMPROVED DEFENSIVELY CONSIDERABLY. HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS WITH WHERE THE TEAM IS AFTER THIS MONTH? >> WE HAD THE NINTH OR TENTH HARDEST SCHEDULE THIS MONTH. FOR US DEFENSIVELY WE MADE STRIDES.

IT’S ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE GROUP AND GETTING BETTER EVERYDAY. THE EXECUTION IMPROVED AND MORE QUARTERS AND PROCESSIONS WE ARE STACKING UP TO GIVE OURSELF A CHANCE TO WIN. YOU WANT TO CARRYOVER THOSE THINGS INTO NEXT MONTH. I THINK WE HAVE GOTTEN BETTER AS A TEAM AND PLAYED BETTER AS A TEAM AND

UNDERSTOOD WHAT’S EXPECTED FROM US. >> CAM THOMAS BOTH HAD 20 TODAY. ARE YOU SEEING BOTH OF THEM GET MORE COMFORTABLE WITH BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GO OFF AT THE SAME TIME NOW? >> IT’S INTERESTING. WE STRUGGLED WITH THAT FOR A WHILE. FOR THEM TO GET LOOKS THROUGHOUT THE

COURSE OF THE GAME AND PRETTY EFFICIENT LOOKS AND LOOKS WITHIN THE OFFENSE THEY ARE TURNING THE CORNER. THAT’SING IN THROUGH THE MONTH OF JANUARY WE HAVE SEEN PROGRESSION WITH FOR SURE. >> OBVIOUSLY THE SWITCHING STRAD G DIDN’T WORK SO MUCH. WHAT CHANGED IN THE SECOND HALF THAT NOT

ONLY WAS HE IN THE PAINT. THE PERIMETER OPENED UP FOR HIM AS WELL. >> IT’S THE DRIVE. HE HAD 17.5. 7 OF 10. THOSE ARE SHOTS THAT THE OTHER THREE WEREN’T TAKING. IT’S NOT SMART BASEBALL. WE MISSED SOME PEOPLE TONIGHT IN ORDER TO HAVE A BIG BODY OUT THERE WE WILL CONTINUE TO

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