Atlanta Hawks vs. Rockets Press Conference: Quin Snyder

Atlanta Hawks vs. Rockets Press Conference: Quin Snyder

Uh tough night on the glass throughout the night but you guys were grabbing rebounds when you guys needed them most what does that say about um how you guys attacked the glass down the stretch yeah you know I think well first of all bogy DJ and Trey you know I think six6 and

Four defensive rebounds and that was the kind of game it was I mean they’re an athletic team and they spaced and they drove the ball so when you come over to help is which what we need to do you know there’s opportunities for them you

Know to get on the glass but I think we we got some big ones when we needed him and we got a couple big offensive rebounds too and then that kind of sequence with Ona where it potentially could have been a foul up but he he

Can’t he’s still in the game just what does it say about his I guess mindset when he still kind of goes up blocks that shot and it leads to a transition Bucket from sadik well it was a big play um I I think the the thing you know that

He’s really effective with is just going vertical and not necessarily trying to come down because he’s strong and he’s he’s really doing a good job moving his feet and putting himself you know in position and that’s just you know it shows his discipline and his focus and

He’s playing to his strengths you know it’s if he can get in front of you he’s I wouldn’t want to run into him and you know it’s it’s good defense is what it is coach you did a lot of switching with um ana and then you had you know sadik and JJ

Out there kind of flip-flopping between those two just what did you see out those three guys just as kind of only your bigs tonight yeah you know with you know with some of guys out um those guys we knew there were minutes were going to get extended and we changed matchups a

Few times um you know Green hurt us early um when he was picking and popping and then you know those guys you know switching made made that harder and as you said you know I thought they did a really good job with that um not just switching to take away the pop but

Staying in front of the ball as well and defending out on the floor coach it seems like sadique has really put together a consistent string of games where he’s just performed at a high level can you talk about what you guys have recognized in his game that’s

Allowing him to perform at such a high level well first of all I want to remember a few weeks ago when everybody was talking about his shooting and we said keep shooting keep shooting keep shooting I’m not saying that to anybody specific but my point is is I think his mental

Toughness um is the answer to your question you know and he’s he’s just he’s tough and you know the fact that he’s continuing to shoot the ball even if he doesn’t see it Go in shows that um you know his his discipline on defense shows that and and you know he’s had a

Few possessions um at the end of the game where he’s crashed the offensive glass and you know won US games so you know all the way around um he puts the time in you know we’ve got a a number of guys that you know that have really worked

And are getting better and you know you see that you know with sadik’s play there’s a there’s a there’s some Merit to getting more and more comfortable um playing with the group as well he compares to not not jokovic but the right no I know he’s got the he’s got the the green

Strand yeah well I was the Joker for Halloween last year so we have that in common we can speak the same language which Joker is the question the one from way back Batman boom and pow or yeah Walken Phoenix I don’t know he is okay there’s a lot of options you could

Ask him they’re all schizophrenic though and I don’t think he’s that so uh it was the most that Kobe’s played I what did you see from him on both end I thought he did a terrific job you know he um he took shots when he’s open you know which

We want there was a couple possessions you know most importantly it’s hard to stay in front of those guys they’re quick and you know he was down in a stance moving his feet you know had his hands out was eating space you know just fundamentally the things that you know

You need to do to you know to be a solid defender in this league and um you know to be thrown in the situation he was in tonight um you know he’s ready and we talked about this before the game I think a lot of it has to do with playing

In the g-league you know he’s got a rhythm and I’ve mentioned it before that you know he’s watching tape you know they’re not as I know fortunate enough to fly on a private plane you know you’re you’re in Grand Rapids getting the first commercial flight flight out

In the morning and what that does is it allows you time you know with your coach and he’s done a lot of film um you know there’s a lot of things that he’s doing he’s not just down there hooping he’s getting better and he’s been disciplined

And it showed tonight and he he really played well you touched on mental toughness a little bit earlier when we were talking about sadik but you know last night we talked about it as well with that Philly game and and how um some of those late stretches can lead to

The mental lapses I’m curious what you saw as far as the A Team Collective mental toughness and and the focus yeah you know I felt like you know there was one possession I the palming call on Trey um and he was great Trey got to the

Next play you know and there was a couple things like that that didn’t go our way um but we responded you know at important times so you know those things are just that’s how you win basketball games thank you coach okay wait

Atlanta Hawks vs. Rockets Press Conference: Quin Snyder after 122-113 Win

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