You know, Austin members gets hot, you know, um, we're standing that we're standing there.

They hit some tough shots like they hit contested shots and, you know, we came out flat, and then we turn our energy up to come into the half, but we didn't come in with any sort of doubt, you know, to start the to come in at halftime, and you know, to start the third.

We just kept going, you know, And you got a credit.

Royce Mike really dominated on the boards like that's that's huge.

That was huge for us.

We just kept shooting, you know, shots that I was gonna fall.

But we kept shooting and kept trying to defend, and we held them to a 13 point fourth quarter.

Uh, that's we need to be.

And I'm really happy with the way we finished the way we played as a whole.

I mean, at the end of the day, that's not gonna be sunshine and rainbows every day.

You know, I think that's the best part about this is we're learning.

We're finding new instances every game, you know, and how to fight adversity in different ways.

And, you know, this was a good win.

India Larson, Salt Lake Tribune.

Donovan.

You probably saw that the Utah State House of Representatives passed a resolution today saying, uh, honoring you over Shaquille O neal and E don't know, considering you for the state Iraq nude and whatever else.

What was your reaction?

I thought of that.

Um, Man, I I didn't First, I didn't know what it waas first.

And then and then I was, you know, just I'm just blessed that people think of me that way.

You know?

Here.

I think that's just something that, you know, I'm just honored, you know?

I think that's it.

You know, I think it was It's fun.

It's fun to be a part of that.

I think you know, I really didn't know what to think, but I think the biggest thing you when I kind of sat in my car and just reflected on, I looked at in a different light.

I looked at it in a way.

It was just like the fact that that's even a thing.

You know, growing up, being a kid, you always want to kind of be that that God, it's beloved and I really appreciate the support from that, you know?

And I think it Zsa specially and to honor its it's kind of funny, you know?

I think I think it z I think they had What the ref jersey, uh, someone had to ref jersey on and then e think that's just like think it's just pretty cool.

Um and who knows?

I don't My Is it like the state spider?

Like I don't I don't know how that works.

To be honest with you, I was asking around.

We don't really know, uh, think anybody really knows, but like, I think it's just pretty pretty funny, Pretty cool.

And, you know, um so thank you, Tony Jones, the athletic Donovan.

I'm gonna ask you this, because race with, um give a really Royce doesn't like talking about himself.

But you know how hard Roi Royce work during the off season.

Because I know you've been there with him, kind of every step of the way, just kind of, you know, working on this shot, working on attacking close, I was making secondary reads and you know and and talk about that and just his defense on Julius Randle.

Uh, tonight, especially in the second half.

Yeah.

You know, he's a guy, you know, We came in together.

Obviously.

It's No, no, we're close.

But he's just a nonstop worker, man, you know, from going for his journey to the to the MBA is different than most on.

You know, You just see the consistent persistence in the hard work.

So nights like tonight are no surprise.

You know, this is, um this is something that this is This is the rest.

We all know he's a dog, man.

He's gonna go out there and work.

When we were down there in Miami, he was, you know, sprints, weights, court, whatever it is, like two days, whatever it needed.

He was He was there doing it, you know?

And I think that's just a testament to his work ethic.

His skill.

Um, I really believe that he should be on the all defensive team.

Um, you know, he's going out there.

Garden goes from garden to garden to garden forward.

Like Julius.

He does it all, you know, And I think he took you know, the Siri's loss against ever, you know, very personally came in with just a completely I wouldn't say different mindset, but even more locked in Andi.

I think it's showing, you know, throughout these games, you know?

And then as far as his shot goes, he just letting it fly with confidence.

That's what we need, you know, because if teams used to help off from and now they're kinda hesitant to do that and then opens up things for myself, Mike and and Rudy and everybody getting in the paint, Um and then when they do close out, he's able to get in there, find the big, even try to dunk it today.

Um, but like just making, making all those reads, he's put the time and put the working for nights like tonight.

And this won't be the last one.

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