Devin Booker joins NBA Showtime to discuss Phoenix Suns’ ‘get better everyday mindset’ | NBA on NBC
>> I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I CAN HEAR Y’ALL. >> THERE YOU GO. >> PICK UP HOW YOU LEFT OFF. >> WE’RE FEELING GOOD, MAN. WE’RE YOUNG AND WE’RE YOUTHFUL. WE COME IN EVERY DAY AFTER, YOU KNOW, A WIN OR A LOSS AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S A GET BETTER EVERY DAY MINDSET. SO, YOU KNOW, WE’RE ALL RALLYING BEHIND COACH. WE’RE ALL HAVING FUN WITH IT, AND, YOU KNOW, TONIGHT WAS A PRODUCT OF THAT. >> BOOK, T. MAC HERE. TALK ABOUT BROOKS EARLIER BEFORE THE GAME AND WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENCE, AND WHAT HE BRINGS TO A LOCKER ROOM. IT SEEMS LIKE EACH TEAM HE BRINGS THAT TOUGHNESS, THAT TENACITY TO A TEAM. HOW DO YOU FEEL — TELL ME ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL AND WHAT HE’S BROUGHT TO YOUR TEAM. >> YEAH. I MEAN, YOU SEE IT THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, AND HE DEVELOPED AN IDENTITY WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HANG YOUR HAT ON THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF AN 82-GAME SEASON. SO, YOU KNOW, EVERY NIGHT, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE SOME TYPE OF SCUFFLE, SOME TYPE OF ALTERCATION, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT BRINGS A TEAM TOGETHER, OR YOU CAN SEPARATE A TEAM AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO SEE THAT IN THOSE MOMENTS AND OUR TEAM, YOU KNOW, WE STICK TOGETHER AS ONE, AND IT’S BEEN SUCCESSFUL THIS FAR. >> BOOK, MELO HERE. IT’S A WHOLE NEW VIBE OUT THERE IN PHOENIX. I KNOW YOU GUYS FEEL REJUVENATED. YOU FEEL LIKE YOU GOT SOMETHING TO PROVE, BUT FOR YOU OVER THE PAST I WOULD SAY 24 MONTHS, IT’S JUST BEEN A DIFFERENT D. BOOK. DATING BACK TO THE OLYMPICS OUT THERE IN PARIS, WHERE’S YOUR MINDSET AT, AND WHEN DO YOU DECIDE TO TAKE ON THE ONUS OF, HEY, THIS IS MY ORGANIZATION? THIS IS HOW I’M GOING TO LEAD AND I’LL BRING THESE GUYS ALONG WITH ME? WHAT WAS THE MINDSET BEHIND THAT? >> YEAH. THAT’S THE PHASE I’M IN RIGHT NOW, AND LIKE YOU SAID, THESE PAST 24 MONTHS HAVEN’T WENT THE WAY THAT I WANTED. ESPECIALLY AFTER HAVING SOME FINALS EXPERIENCE AND GETTING THAT CLOSE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM HERE, YOU KNOW, I’M TRYING TO GET BACK THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, I TRY TO GIVE MY TWO CENTS DAY IN AND DAY OUT, WHAT IT’S GOING TO TAKE, AND EVERYBODY IN THIS TEAM, EVERYBODY ON THIS TEAM, WE GOT THE SAME MINDSET. WE’RE TRYING TO WIN AT ALL COSTS, AND WHATEVER IT TAKES. SO, YOU KNOW, IT’S FUN TO BE AROUND. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> D. BOOK, I GOT TO SEE YOU AND SPOKE TO YOU REAL QUICK AND ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID, YOU’RE THE VET NOW, THE OLD GUY AROUND THE LOCKER ROOM. HOW DO YOU — BECAUSE OF YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, YOU KNOW, FINALS EXPERIENCE? HOW DO YOU SPREAD YOUR WISDOM AMONGST THE LOCKER ROOM TO THE GUYS LIKE, YOU KNOW, JALEN GREEN OUT WHO STILL HASN’T PLAYED WITH YOU GUYS YET, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THIS YEAR MAKING YOUR RUN? HOW DO YOU SPREAD YOUR WISDOM TO EVERYBODY OUT THERE AND ACCOMPLISH THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH? >> I FEEL LIKE THERE’S DIFFERENT FORMS OF LEADERSHIP, YOU KNOW, SOME DAYS IT’S MORE VOCAL. SOME DAYS IT’S, YOU KNOW, SET SETTING THE TONE BY ACTION. I’VE LEARNED OVER MY 11 YEARS, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY RESPONDS DIFFERENTLY TO DIFFERENT TYPE OF LEADERSHIP SO I TRY TO BE A PROFESSIONAL EVERY DAY. I TRY TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE IT MY ALL EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT A MAKE OR MISS THING. IT’S AN ENERGY ABOUT IT, AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS OVER HERE, IS LIKE I SAY, YOU KNOW, WE’VE WON SOME GAMES AND WE’VE LOST SOME GAME LS. REGARDLESS, THE NEXT DAY IN THE PRACTICE FACILITY, WE’RE THERE TO GET BETTER SO, YOU KNOW, THAT’S IMPORTANT. >> WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING THE MID RANGE ALIVE. >> PLEASE DO. >> YEAH. >> PLEASE KEEP IT ALIVE. >> A BUNCH OF LEGENDS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON, MAN. >> YEAH. >> YOU R
Devin Booker joins NBA Showtime on the heels of the Suns’ win over the Trail Blazers, discussing the team’s “get better everyday mindset” and the different forms of leadership he provides for his teammates. #NBCSports #NBA #PhoenixSuns
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Kudos to Book for stepping up and being that leader and star that Phoenix needed. We’re seeing that Phoenix made the right choice in standing by Booker and pushing KD and Beal to the curb.