LIVE: Pelicans vs. Pistons Postgame w/ Willie Green, Pelicans players 3/24/2024

LIVE: Pelicans vs. Pistons Postgame w/ Willie Green, Pelicans players 3/24/2024

E e e e e e e e e e e e congrats coach strong road trip overall I would say um what’s your evaluation what did you like best about this road trip uh I like that we were really sound defensively we forced them into some tough shots um you

Know these games can be tough sometimes um last game of a road trip they have guys out but I like the fact that our group we did what we needed to do on their home floor and took care of business it seems like you might be managing these minutes just a little bit

Differently he played the entire first quarter tonight uh do you feel like you’re finding some traction with that he had it going tonight in the first quarter he kind of got it going maybe like Midway through we wanted to let him go a little bit and that’s all it was

Yeah yep yep CJ 11 points for you in the fourth he seems to really be stepping up in terms of offensive aggression in the absence of bi yes he is CJ was great he uh you know started off a little slow but he got it going throughout the course of the game

And that’s what he does night in and Night Out CJ’s a guy that he he’s steady he’s going to get you you know 18 to 202 points five assists five rebounds and uh he hit some big shots for us in in that third and fourth quarter how

Have you found your bench especially in the absence of bi you’ve had to change rotations play deeper into your reserves uh it’s just a matter of trusting in our guys you know nii Jose Larry we put hwke out there for a little bit you know so the

Guys work at it they they understand you know what we’re dealing with and everybody collectively has to continue to step up and I know you say you take the season in 10 you got 11 left overall and a huge home stand coming up with some crazy good opponents what’s your

Goal for that home stand what are you looking for well first is to get back home uh get a little rest and and then get ready to go we want to take care of home court that’s the biggest thing for us is focus on one game at a time focus

On one opponent and let’s try to attack it from from that perspective really the luxury of having Trey and her defensively just not many teams can just throw wings out there that can defend the way that those guys can defend like how much of a luxury is

That you know schematically for you it’s a luxury it’s a blessing to have all of those guys that has they have the size and the strength the speed the IQ to be able to guard multiple positions and we work at it and that’s the that that’s the entire component is all of those

Guys are blessed with talent and we we continue to work at it watch it on film and it’s amazing to see that we can bring in Wing after wing and all of our guys are committed to defending and trying to get out in an open floor and

Play all right thanks all right thank you e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e take to sorry all good Z as you look back at this one they threw a lot of zone defense at you how

Did you feel the Pelicans handled that what did you like best about your approach tonight uh we executed when we needed to um whenever they went on runs uh we CED it with a run right back uh you’ve talked a lot about the growing chemistry between you and bi now now in his

Absence what’s the chemistry like between you and CJ oh me and CJ uh we got we got great chemistry uh especially from last season uh so you know we’re there uh when I talk about that chemistry it’s uh when all three of us are out there and I think we’re in a

Great spot with that but me and CJ we’re good what do you think he brings to the squad when he’s in that aggressive mode especially offensively scoring and I think that’s just naturally like who he is uh but CJ is such a great teammate and a great

Leader that you know when the team asks him when coaches ask him to facilitate he’ll do that but I want to seej like hey man cut that out I need you to score um he’s been doing it 11 games left to go do you have any personal

Goals for yourself or for the team that you want you to want this squad to fine-tune heading into the postseason uh my answer is always going to be the same want to win uh the coaches my teammates the organization we all have the same mindset we just want to

Win how important home court advantage potentially in the first round for you guys uh if we can get it you know that that’d be great uh it be great for the city and you know great for the team but you know you got to play the cards dealt

To you so wherever we land in the standings we’re going to make the most of it Willie said a couple minutes ago that you’ve been stack in days you know stacking great days being more available how do you feel you know physically and what your approach has been over the

Past maybe couple of months when you really ramp up your play um I feel great uh and I’m I’m having fun um and in terms of stacking my days is just doing all the little things recovery extra recovery conditioning and extra conditioning um and then when we’re in

Practice just bringing a high intensity so that my body can be used to that what type of luxury is it to have her one side tray on the other side defensively where you guys can just switch on a lot of different things and cover each other

Up you know what I mean uh it’s great um you haven’t heard oh Herb’s the word just had to check um but n herb I do not that’s natural um herb would he brings to this team I don’t think it’ll show up on the stat sheet um the same for murf um even

When murf isn’t really having a great shooting night that that doesn’t mean his defense is going to lack um we just we have this great chemistry as a team where we play for each other all right thanks no problem you guys have a great day on I e e

Detroit Pistons vs. New Orleans Pelicans postgame interview with head coach Willie Green and Pelicans players following their game on Sunday, March 24 during the 2023-24 NBA season.
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