Tuomas Iisalo Press Conference | Grizzlies vs. Spurs

Tuomas Iisalo Press Conference | Grizzlies vs. Spurs

THE THIRD QUARTER AND 21 IN THE FOURTH. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES EXECUTING AGAINST THAT TEAM IN THE FOURTH QUARTER? >> I THOUGHT WE GOT SOME GOOD LOOKS ALSO IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. THIRD QUARTER WE MADE WE MADE A GREAT RUN. LOVED HOW OUR OUR SECOND UNIT GOT HUMMING THERE AGAINST THEIR SWITCHES AND AND FOUND A LOT OF A LOT OF EASY BUCKETS UNDERNEATH AND OPEN SHOTS ON THE OUTSIDE. AND UNFORTUNATELY WE COULDN’T GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF STOPS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER THAT THAT WE HAVE BEEN GETTING IN THE PREVIOUS GAMES. THAT SLOWED THE GAME DOWN TO A TO A HALF COURT GAME AND AND GOT TO GIVE CREDIT TO THEM. VERY PHYSICAL TEAM AND VERY TOUGH TO BEAT. >> OVERALL, I THINK THEY HIT 18 THREE POINTERS. HOW MANY OF THOSE WERE ONES YOU CAN LIVE WITH, BUT ALSO HOW MANY WERE SORT OF UNCONTESTED THAT YOU WISH YOU COULD HAVE DEFENDED BETTER? >> WELL, THERE WERE SOME OF THOSE ALSO. I COULDN’T GIVE YOU A NUMBER RIGHT NOW OR RATIO, BUT YEAH, I DIDN’T THINK WE STARTED THE GAME VERY WELL IN THAT RESPECT. I THINK FIRST, FIRST FIVE THREES THAT THEY HAD WERE ALL OF THEIR SHOOTERS AND AND THE LET’S LET’S CALL THEM DRIVERS GOT TO THE RIM. SO THEY GOT TO PLAY WITH THEIR STRENGTHS. AND LITTLE BY LITTLE WE GOT BETTER INTO THE GAME. AND AND AFTER THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY HARD FOUGHT GAME BETWEEN TWO TEAMS THAT REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO WIN. >> AND OVERALL THREE AND ONE ON THIS ROAD TRIP. A LOT TO BUILD ON, A LOT OF THINGS YOU CAN TAKE BACK HOME NOW WITH SOME A COUPLE GAMES, BUT A LOT OF DAYS OF PRACTICE AND REST. WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP TO GET THIS TEAM TO THAT NEXT LEVEL? >> VIDEO WILL TELL THE ANSWERS, BUT KEEP DOING THE DAILY WORK AND KEEP CHIPPING AWAY LITTLE BY LITTLE. STAY TOGETHER. ALL THE THINGS THAT WINNING TEAMS DO. >> JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ZACH AND WHAT HE WAS ABLE TO DO INSIDE. IT LOOKED LIKE, YOU KNOW, HE WAS HAVING A FIELD DAY OUT THERE. >> YEAH, HE IS A VERY HAS A GREAT PHYSICAL PRESENCE. HE’S ALSO LEARNED TO BE, I THINK, MORE PATIENT AS HIS TOUCHES HAVE GROWN. SO HE’S NO LONGER ONLY GOING TO HIS PRIMARY MOVES, BUT ALSO FLASHING THE COUNTERS AND DOING A GREAT JOB ESTABLISHING JUST WITH HIS FOOTWORK AND WITH HIS PHYSICALITY. DEEP, DEEP POSITION IN THE PAINT. AND AND HE’S DOING ALSO A VERY GOOD JOB AS A SCREENER TO OPEN UP OUR GUYS. SO YOU’RE KIND OF IN A CONUNDRUM WITH HIM BECAUSE YOU DON’T REALLY WANT TO SWITCH. BUT THEN YOU HAVE THESE SHOOTERS COMING OFF THOSE SCREENS. AND DEFENSIVELY HE’S BEEN REALLY ANCHORING, ANCHORING OUR DEFENSE

Tuomas Iisalo meets with the media following the Memphis Grizzlies game against the San Antonio Spurs.

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