Hawks vs. Pistons Postgame Press Conference: Quin Snyder

Hawks vs. Pistons Postgame Press Conference: Quin Snyder

THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS HARD TO TO WORK ON IS JUST YOUR MENTAL TOUGHNESS. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LAST NIGHT, BUT, YOU KNOW, TONIGHT TO COME OUT AGAINST A TEAM THAT IS, YOU KNOW, DOING WHAT DETROIT IS DOING THIS YEAR AND, YOU KNOW, LEADING OUR CONFERENCE AND FOR OUR GUYS TO PLAY THROUGH WHAT WAS A REALLY PHYSICAL GAME. JALEN IN PARTICULAR TO HAVE THE FIRST HALF THAT HE HAD. AND YOU KNOW HE JUST HAD GREAT POISE ON THE BENCH. THERE WASN’T ANY PART OF HIM THAT WAS FRUSTRATED. AND YOU KNOW WE DIDN’T GET DISCOURAGED. AND THAT TO ME IS AS MUCH AS ANYTHING IS WHAT WE TAKE FROM THIS GAME. OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT TO WIN AND THAT’S A GIVEN. A FEW THINGS WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER HERE AND THERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE MENTAL TOUGHNESS OF OUR GROUP IS IS SOMETHING THAT, AS I SAID, IS ENCOURAGING, ESPECIALLY A VERY YOUNG TEAM. >> AND SAME FOR NICKEIL IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, THE WAY HE CAME THROUGH. >> AND THE KILLS, YOU KNOW, I THINK IF YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ANY ONE PLAYER IN THAT RESPECT, IT WOULD BE HIM. YOU CAN TAKE IT FOR GRANTED SOMETIMES AND IT DON’T. AND AS YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, HIS COMPETITIVE LEVEL IS CONSISTENTLY AT THE VERY TOP. AND AND GUYS FEED OFF THAT. AND YOU KNOW, HIS LEADERSHIP AND HIS COMPETITIVENESS. BUT I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW OUR WHOLE TEAM WAS IN THAT FRAME OF MIND. >> COACH WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT THAT RESPONSE TO DETROIT’S NINE ZERO RUN AFTER AT THE END OF THE THIRD? >> YEAH, WE WE HAD SOME SHOTS. WE WEREN’T TAKING OUR SHOTS. AND AGAINST A TEAM THAT DEFENDS LIKE THEY DO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU IF YOU DON’T I DON’T EVEN CARE IF THEY GET BLOCKED. BUT IF YOU DON’T TAKE THOSE IT BECOMES HARDER TO MAKE PLAYS. SO YOU KNOW, THAT SAID YOU KNOW THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE TIMES IN THE GAME, I THOUGHT THAT WE DUG IN AND, YOU KNOW, GOT GOT IN THE PAINT. AND REALLY WE JUST THE DEFENSIVE GLASS IS IS THE THING THAT HURT US THE MOST. AND WE GOT TO CONTINUE TO, TO GRIND ON THAT. AND WE’RE GOING TO BE AT A DISADVANTAGE. AND EVERYBODY’S GOT A REBOUND. WHETHER WE GOT A TIP IT TO EACH OTHER OR GET ON THE FLOOR OR WHATEVER, IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WE JUST GOT TO KILL POSSESSIONS WITH THE BALL. >> COACH, YOU MENTIONED JALEN AND JUST THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FIRST HALF AND THE SECOND HALF. YOU HAD FOUR POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF AND THEN HE FINISHES WITH 29. JUST WHAT DID YOU SEE OUT OF HIM IN THAT ESPECIALLY THAT THIRD QUARTER. >> YEAH. WELL I THINK IT’S WHERE STATISTICS GET REALLY MISLEADING BECAUSE AND I’VE SAID THIS ABOUT HIM, YOU KNOW, HE WAS HE WAS DISTRIBUTING THE BALL EARLY IN THE GAME AND WE WEREN’T MAKING SOME SHOTS. BUT YOU KNOW USUALLY IF YOU MAINTAIN YOUR POISE, YOU KNOW, AND CONTINUE TO PLAY THE WAY YOU KNOW THAT HE NEEDS TO PLAY AND WANTS TO PLAY, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN TO SHOOT. WHEN YOU’RE OPEN, DRIVE THE BALL, PUSH IT IN, TRANSITION, ALL THOSE THINGS, YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE GAME’S GOING TO PRESENT YOU. AND IN THE SECOND HALF, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, YOU JUST LOOK AT HIM ON THE BENCH AND THERE’S A, YOU KNOW, A QUIET CONFIDENCE THAT HE WASN’T DISCOURAGED. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE GAMES THAT HE’S HAD LAST NIGHT AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU’RE NOT SCORING LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW YOU’RE AWARE OF THAT AND IT’S EASY TO FORCE YOURSELF ON THE GAME IN THOSE SITUATIONS. AND YOU JUST DIDN’T DO THAT. AND IT SHOWS A LOT OF MATURITY. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE GAMES LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY ONYEKA KIND OF FUELED YOU GUYS QUITE A BIT IN THE FIRST HALF, ESPECIALLY WITH SORT OF THAT HOOK SHOT THAT WE KNOW HE WORKS ON. WHAT HAVE YOU LIKED ABOUT HIS ATTACKING OF THE PAINT, AS OPPOSED TO JUST HANGING HIS HAT ON HIS BURGEONING THREE POINT SHOT? >> YEAH, I YOU KNOW, IT. HIS FLOATERS, YOU KNOW, USUALLY, YOU KNOW, DARREN’S BIGGER THAN HIM. HE’S USUALLY GOT A MATCHUP WHERE THE GUY THAT’S GUARDING HIM, HE’S GIVEN UP SOME HEIGHT. BUT THE WAY THAT HE ATTACKS AND THE TOUCH THAT HE HAS IS UNIQUE. AND YOU KNOW, IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT HE’S SHOOTING THREES, I DON’T THINK HE’S YOU KNOW, HE’S NOT JUST A THREE POINT SHOOTER. YOU KNOW, IF ANYTHING HE’S A PLAYMAKER TOO. AND THEY WERE MAKING IT HARD FOR US AND HANDOFFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND WERE BLOWING STUFF UP. SO HIS ABILITY TO TO PUT THE BALL ON THE FLOOR BECOMES REALLY IMPORTANT. >> THANKS, COACH.

Atlanta Hawks vs. Detroit Pistons Postgame Press Conference: Quin Snyder after 99-98 Loss

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