SHOOTAROUND SOUND: CLIPPERS VS. MAGIC | 3.29.24

SHOOTAROUND SOUND: CLIPPERS VS. MAGIC | 3.29.24

Tonight what are some of the challenges they present and how good is it to have another you know barometer and tough test against another Western Conference f um I think uh to answer the last part it’s just good playing uh against good teams and uh playoff level teams as we

Get closer and uh with them they just got a lot of talented players a lot of good one-on-one players uh but at the same time they play good team ball so uh definitely containing the stars is going to be a challenge but I mean yeah we’re

Ready for it may you were able to play 15 minutes the other night you were defending Chris Paul what was that experience like uh I mean it’s just cool defending uh obviously just a whole lot of different guys in the league who have put in a lot of good time and and good

Product to the league so uh definitely always fun playing against good players and uh yeah I mean it’s fun match up we’ve talked about this before but how challenging is it to stay ready when you’re in and out and now you’re out now you’re back in and and when the team’s

Healthy you might be out but just how difficult is it to stay ready for whenever um I mean it’s just part of the job so uh it’s kind of what we do every day just coming into the gym uh putting in work so uh I mean yeah that’s just

Part of it uh it’s part of it you know we we make a lot about how young this team is but what what is this first going to a playoff Chase what what’s that experience been like been like for you to kind of learn the ropes of the

NBA while playing playing at a high level it’s definitely fun being on a a team who’s you know going to make the playoffs and uh especially just for it being my first year not really knowing what it’s like uh it’s just been it’s been really fun uh kind of playing for

Something and just having you know just a reason to come in here and work every day what you what I mean obviously you kind of been initation but what did the coaches talk to you about to kind of keep you ready and and keep you keep you

Focused on on being ready when your num is called um just I guess just go in there and and know be a good Defender uh just bring energy to the team that’s probably that’s that’s what they want so what’s been the biggest lesson that you’ve learned so far in your rookie season uh

Probably just stay ready honestly what you been talking about uh you know it’s a lot of games so there’s a lot of chance for just whatever fatigue injury um whatever it may be so uh just learn to just keep working on my game and you uh stay ready whenever whenever chance

May be and you know you you’ve come to the organization at a right time good season Vibes are high do you feel like you’ve gotten acclimated to the city the fan base this year oh for sure uh I think really since the first half of the season I’ve been just pretty calm down

In that in that real estate so Sor where do you feel like you’ve grown the most you know there’s only 10 games left in the regular season your rookie year obviously this postseason basketball but where do you feel like you’ve grown the most over the course of

This year um probably my shooting I mean that’s that’s really what they asked me to work on so uh worked on that uh now just trying to get back to as we prepare for whatever just just getting back to being aggressive and and just playing the way I

Play thanks Gary first off how you feeling I feel great how about you I feel good it’s Friday it’s good to hear it is Friday uh Gary when you look at this Clippers team you know what are some of the challenges they present obviously have a lot of you know star studded Firepower

Type players but play good as a team as well um yeah you know it’s a real veteran team um they’ve been in this league for a long time definitely uh a bunch of high-profile names and um you know uh they contri contributed a lot to this league they know how to win this

League so it’s going to be a tough challenge for us why do you feel like starting five when you’re in the lineup alongside those other guys work so well um I just figure like we we all just trying to get a rhythm you know some games are better than others but like

We’re just trying to figure out you know be playing our best ball going into the postseason so you know some days looks better than others but just continue to just stay together whether you know we have injuries or not just uh trying to figure out how the jail and the court

Play the right way just because once we see the playoffs we going to see many different types of lineups different types of you know situations that we might not necessarily be not might not be foreseen as of now but just continue to just stay the course and um continue

To uh just come together as a team these last few games where do you feel that the team is at and it’s kind of ramp up for for the playoffs 10 games I think I mean we’re ready you know even though we might have dropped two games you know

These past two but like play like everyone’s Focus we locked in you know we’re playing playoff basketball you know every team we’re playing against pretty much every team we’re playing against is playing for something whether that’s positioning seeding whatever it is so um it’s uh it’s been fun so just

Seeing everybody being up for the challenge how locked in we are watching film and shoot around so uh we have another test another opportunity to get better tonight I know you talked about it when you got here throughout the last few years about you know being able to

Kind of get in on the ground floor and see a team kind of rise rise to this to this level what what have you noticed that’s that’s changed or developed o over the years with some of these guys who’ve been here as you guys hit this

Hit this go I would just say just a contined belief you know guys really just believe in each other believe in as team believe in all we got going on in this building and um it’s been fun you know we have a team that likes each

Other you know guys we push each other we hold each other accountable so you know it’s uh you never know how long stuff is going to last so you know just trying to make the most uh with this team you know why we have these guys

Here cuz we have a special group right now this late in the season with the games really starting to matter for positioning and stuff how difficult is it to shake off a loss like the other night is it is it tough I mean we got to

Have next play mentality I mean we can’t like soak too much because next game comes quick I mean we at first night of a back toback tonight so we can’t really we we looked at the fam we remember those last two games but we can’t go out there worrying about those last two

Games so it’s Clippers are the next task in hand so we just got to continue to focus on The Game Plan G game plan and um do whatever we can to get a win tonight how have you seen Jaylen sus progress in that point guard this role

Maybe when he’s out there with the first unit and his passing and how he’s improve in that area man Jay’s a he’s he’s a gamer he’s a player you know he’s uh you know he plays basketball football he play he does everything he’s going to compete while he does it you know

Jaylen’s uh he’s a student of the game and he’s continue to learn continue to get better he watches film looks at ways where it can make it easier for himself easier for others so I think it’s just a testate to who he is as a person um just continue to constantly get better

Improve and uh just try to you know be a service to the team being one of the few guys on the scene that has playoff experience have you been sharing with the guys that have not had playoff experience what it’s like I think we uh

Me Andel uh Marquel you know ji as well you know we’ve all been just sharing our experiences being around different playf teams different playoff experiences um they showed a few Clips here and there from some of me and Joe’s old games and just just letting everybody know like

Just preparing for this playoff mindset you know and I think we’re uh we’ve been getting prepared for it since after the break and um you know I’m looking forward just to see uh how post is the basketball here in Orlando what’s it like being coached by Jamal mosa always

Been great you know he’s a player’s coach I mean yeah he has a great feel for us you know um the group The Vibe you know some days how how guys it feeling some days how’s they’re not feeling other days and just you know he’s a he’s a players coach he he he

Empowers everybody um from everybody in this organization man he’s uh he’s one overcome thanks

0:00 – 3:22: Anthony Black
3:23- 7:44: Gary Harris

Listen to Anthony Black and Garry Harris as they give insight on the team ahead of their matchup with the Clippers on 3.29.24

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