KENTUCKY HC MARK POPE OFFICIAL PRESS CONFERENCE Q&A:
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KENTUCKY HC MARK POPE UK RADIO NETWORK Q&A:
* That team beat Baylor by 40 earlier this year. Think about that. To come in and beat them here was special.
* We were having no success with our defensive approach in the first half. They were tearing us up in ball-screen coverage. Their PG is so special, manipulating the floor. We were able to show some different morphed looks with the zone in the second half, allowed us to stay afloat.
* Oweh was so good on Nemhard in 2nd half.
* Robinson, Garrison were so good tonight. BG probably played his best game in a while.
* Guys had a huge emphasis on cutting away from the ball tonight, paid off late. Some real progress there. It's all triggered by getting downhill first before the defense can bump you off.
* Jaxson has played a little point before at BYU. Thought he was brilliant in that role tonight. Made some tough buckets in the lane. Defensive effort was incredible. He did a lot for us.
* Kerr's got a foot/ankle issue. We'll do some imaging on it tomorrow and see what it looks like.
* Gonzaga is so good at putting people away out here. Broke a streak of them winning 175 in a row when leading by 10-plus at the half.
* Listened to the guys at the half, wanted to know what they were seeing, wanted to offer our input on what we were seeing, sharing in that process of making adjustments.
* Rewarding to see us take a step forward from what we weren't able to accomplish at Clemson. It will be fun to break down this film. We've got probably a half-dozen cuts to show that freed up something. 100x better than we did at Clemson.
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KENTUCKY G OTEGA OWEH UK RADIO NETWORK Q&A:
* This was about believing in each other, not paying attention to the scoreboard, and just continuing to fight.
* We've been working on that 1-3-1 in practice, and it even causes us some confusion at times. Nice to have that in our back pocket.
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KENTUCKY HC MARK POPE UK RADIO NETWORK Q&A:
* That team beat Baylor by 40 earlier this year. Think about that. To come in and beat them here was special.
* We were having no success with our defensive approach in the first half. They were tearing us up in ball-screen coverage. Their PG is so special, manipulating the floor. We were able to show some different morphed looks with the zone in the second half, allowed us to stay afloat.
* Oweh was so good on Nemhard in 2nd half.
* Robinson, Garrison were so good tonight. BG probably played his best game in a while.
* Guys had a huge emphasis on cutting away from the ball tonight, paid off late. Some real progress there. It's all triggered by getting downhill first before the defense can bump you off.
* Jaxson has played a little point before at BYU. Thought he was brilliant in that role tonight. Made some tough buckets in the lane. Defensive effort was incredible. He did a lot for us.
* Kerr's got a foot/ankle issue. We'll do some imaging on it tomorrow and see what it looks like.
* Gonzaga is so good at putting people away out here. Broke a streak of them winning 175 in a row when leading by 10-plus at the half.
* Listened to the guys at the half, wanted to know what they were seeing, wanted to offer our input on what we were seeing, sharing in that process of making adjustments.
* Rewarding to see us take a step forward from what we weren't able to accomplish at Clemson. It will be fun to break down this film. We've got probably a half-dozen cuts to show that freed up something. 100x better than we did at Clemson.
*****
KENTUCKY G OTEGA OWEH UK RADIO NETWORK Q&A:
* This was about believing in each other, not paying attention to the scoreboard, and just continuing to fight.
* We've been working on that 1-3-1 in practice, and it even causes us some confusion at times. Nice to have that in our back pocket.
