Jose Alvarado talks defensive success, bench depth | Pelicans Practice 3/12/2024

Jose Alvarado talks defensive success, bench depth | Pelicans Practice 3/12/2024

What do you like I mean that’s one of us games you know I know we know what we can do offensively and you know defensive part is going to make us a player team or not so that we know that and um so we relying on that and that’s what how

That’s how we get games right now and in particular how much improvement have you seen from Zion on that end where we seen some of the blocks and stuff like that it seems like he just taking more Pride on that he’s locked in you know um he

Wants to win and then and we all talk and he knows how much uh defense matters to us and he’s doing his part and then everybody else got to do their part is he a different player that you yes uh I I mean since I’ve been here at least uh

Most important thing thank God you everybody been healthy but um just mindset wise and how he uh so uh locked into details on you know these games how good will it be to speak home for a few games amazing you know your own bed you

Know you go back to your house so that’s good and then we know we know this is uh a tough stretch coming up uh just in general at that back end of the season and we just got locked in as much as we can what do you think what do you think

Of the impact that you guys have made as a bench including just the seems like the continuity hasn’t improved increased because you’ve had the same group of guys we got the best bench in the league and we truly believe that we got guys that’s hungry we got guys that’s you

Know want to show that uh how good they are and we just locked in on each locked in on each other on how good this team could be and and we really believe that we got the best I mean I believe and I think we all do we got the best bench in

The league tr’s been the leading score three of the last six games uh just what has it been like to watch him kind of bounce back I mean he’s he’s finding his rhythm I think that was just it it was going to come eventually uh but he’s

Finding his rhythm under the right time and um he’s being tra and then we that’s we like this time the period of time to him to come out to be trayed you seen z& bi kind of be mindful of you know what they need to do as a

Duo kind of working together I mean it’s extremely important I mean I don’t think they get enough credit but you know they Superstars right and um some nights uh like last night uh last game against the Hawks it was uh Trey Murphy night excuse me and they they they totally understand

That like uh this it’s hard to find Superstars like that and they willing to give the ball up and um like be had I think seven points 10 assists and um he wasn’t powering or nothing cuz he knew that was the time to win a game but we

Know we going to need him to to to have to go on their hand to win games when you’re going against the Cavs like what’s when you’re going against the Cavaliers what’s the biggest thing that you’re looking out for um you know they got big players down there you know they

They they two tall trees down there they got they got a lot of length uh players wise and then um we just got to be disciplined they good at um deflecting balls and stuff basketball so we just got to be disciplined playay play play our our game that’s the most important

We’re not worried about nobody else I think we got to focus on oursel and adjust to them do you think the league perceives you guys differently now Jose uh I don’t know you know we still got a lot to prove but we really um not really focused on what they think of us

I mean we love their support and stuff like that but we just woring about us and you know trying to prove to oursel how good we are there aren’t that many benches that have the ability to have the same group of guys that have played

Together for a few years I mean how much have you think that help you guys are factor and how effed you are I mean it’s big time you know I think the whole team get along and especially that you know the bench and stuff like that like I

Said we just we want to win everybody want to win and you know go to the playoffs and keep and continue trying to build something here and um and that’s what our mind is on how much improvement have you seen in mag game this year oh

Man my dog that’s my dog uh he’s he’s improving I mean it’s not no shocking we work our tail off every day and we always talk about everything you know Downs UPS you know we have moments in our career that we you know we just look

And back and say wow how how how we got here and you know he’s just doing his part and I’m glad it’s it’s being him what do you think of the way he’s been shooting the corner three I mean it’s not shocking I mean you go back his

College AE he’s a good shooter you know we just got to find confidence this league is about confidence and Reps and you know we trust our work we do a lot of reps of shooting you know now was about the confident and he’s getting it

So it’s not shocking I mean he been a good shooter and now he just continued um showing who he is who you think more dangerous in the corner between you and him I’m going to say myself but that’s my dog nah but he’s he’s he’s he’s improving

And we going we going to need him in these games

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado’s post-practice interview on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center.
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New Orleans Pelicans Roster
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Jose Alvarado #15 Guard
Dyson Daniels #11 Guard
Jordan Hawkins #24 Guard
Brandon Ingram #14 Forward
Herbert Jones #5 Forward
E.J. Liddell #32 Forward
Naji Marshall #8 Forward
CJ McCollum #3 Guard
Trey Murphy III #25 Guard
Larry Nance Jr. #22 Forward
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl #50 Forward
Matt Ryan #37 Forward
Dereon Seabron #0 Guard
Jonas Valanciunas #17 Center
Zion Williamson #1 Forward
Cody Zeller #44 Forward-Center

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