Mentality Are you getting the sense that that mentality is seeping through the group?

And if so, how do you guys fix it?

First person I learned Savior Jesus Christ, uh, was a good quote by G.

You know, when you're facing adversity, you know, it was a team, or individually or whatever case, maybe it's easy to kind of just fall into, you know, that trap, you know, And we we know we're a lot better than what our record is showing, and we can't We can't feed into that.

You know, we can't think that that's the type of team we are granted.

Reality is reality.

But we also believe that, you know, we're a lot better than that.

We're shorthanded.

Uh, so we haven't played in two weeks, so, you know, everything is we're still getting getting back, you know?

So there's no excuse.

100%.

Uhh.

But you know, that's definitely a great as a great sand buggy.

You know, we can't feed into being three and 11 of being the type of team.

That's not who we are.

We gotta we know we're better than that.

Hopefully the guys that we get back Friday, you can give us a boost.

Kind of follow up about what you've been accomplishing.

Um, you know, it's already kind of seeped out nationally.

You are putting up unbelievable numbers, but not getting the result.

Uh, knowing you for as long as I have.

I know that it's great that you're scoring all these points, but you want the result of victory.

How are you balancing what you are doing individually with not getting what you ultimately want?

God's blessing?

You know, that's what that's always is.

You know, it's all me scoring that zall him I can't can't take credit for He gives me energy every night, gives me the strength every night Thio play this game and the times that I have And you know, I just going to gym and try to perfect those talents and, you know, try to come out and play with energy every night.

Whatever it looks like at the end, it looks like, you know, I don't come out and say, I want to score 50.

I want score 40.

It doesn't happen a lot of shit I'm doing is I'm in all half time too.

So, you know, that's why I just credit him for everything, because he's giving me the energy.

He was giving me everything I need, uh, you know, to continue toe, push hard, play hard each and everyone chase, right?

Obviously, you've been able to score points, But as a team, what's it been like trying to generate offense, missing?

Ah, lot of the top scores.

And, you know, some of your best shooters that I'm sure, obviously, at a lot of space.

It's not easy because we come in every night knowing that, you know, their objective is to keep the ball out of my hand and take the ball away from Double team triple team.

Whatever case may be on, do it for 48 minutes.

You know, teams were going to do that.

Um, you know, So it I don't say I won't say, I guess draining.

Uh, but it is tough, you know, it is very tough because I have to work hard, you know, to get the ball, get engaged in the offense.

Um, but us is a unit, you know, it's we're still working new faces and new guys and guys are getting more playing time about.

We got a lot of guys probably not planning their true positions.

So it zone adjustment.

You know, we all we're all adjusting on the fly and you know, our offense from one is is predicated on not turning the ball over, you know, um, myself leading the charge, and I think I might even be leaving the damn legal stuff.

So just take care of the ball getting shot up every possession, Uh, you know, just really moving without the ball, cutting hard, setting screens, just doing everything with purpose.

You know, that's what I was telling guys in locker room like, I don't care who shoots it.

I don't care if you open shooting because we're, you know, we're not going to get those throughout the game.

We're not gonna get throws throughout possession.

We gotta take what we get.

So it's still a work in progress.

It isn't easy, you know, but keep Children.

And what do you think it will be like Friday when you do get that wave of players back?

Coach Brooks said.

You guys might get four or five guys.

Well, it would be another adjustment because I'm sure they will probably be on minutes when they come back and just throw the line of fire.

They haven't played Damn, what, three weeks now.

So that z gonna be tough on them in their body.

So, you know, we gotta we gotta play that kind of smart, but it'll be It'll be good.

Just want to get back home and just, you know, you know, Arena.

And hopefully when the guys we get back no, they they're gonna help us out a lot.

But, you know, no matter who comes back when we have available way, gotta work with what we got.

You know, we gotta go out and compete, you know, for 48.

Eva.

Brad, what is it like knowing that whatever your body language is, whatever face you make a the end of the game when you're just sitting on the bench is gonna be then named and go viral on the Internet and, like, unleash a wave of opinions.

Yeah, I gotta be better with that.

I mean, you guys media is gonna blow brought up.

Let me Rightfully so.

I'm mad about losing like I don't if I If I'm sitting over there laughing and smiling What?

What is the media gonna say then?

You're like, Oh, he doesn't take it serious, you know?

So I just hate losing.

You know, I hate losing on.

I'm going to continue to show pissed off faces.

I try to control them as much as I can.

I don't like it was for Brad.

Just kind of following up on that.

I mean, you talked earlier about the team mentality of being three and 11 and not wanting that to affect you on an individual level.

I mean, you you guys have had losing records two years in a row.

What is it like individually being a top guy on a team that has struggled to this degree over the last two and a fraction years?

That stuff I don't like Syria And be naive.

Reddit's tough because we wanna win and I wanna win.

You know, this is why I stayed.

You know, I wanna win.

You know, this is I figured this.

This is a place I could get it done.

So it's tough, you know, last year was what it was.

You know, we had a lot of guys out.

John was out last year.

It was just a rocky year.

Um, covert head.

So last year was just crazy.

This year's wants the same thing, like in a mini bubble outside the bubble.

And no fans, no nothing, no practice time.

It's tough, you know, Uh, but for me, like I said earlier, Man, I get with the guy for just giving me the strength to just do it every night to just show up every night, regardless of what's going on, regardless of how we're playing, you know, it's my job to lead and come out and compete every night.

You know, uh, and hopefully guys will follow behind that.

So that's just been my mindset.

I feel like I would drive myself batshit crazy.

You know, I consumed in every single problem, like in every single thing that we did wrong, where every single loss I would I think I'll be I'll be back crazy.

So, you know, I'm just taking it a day at a time.

Um, you know, constantly working on just focusing on getting better.

How can I help my team?

That's better.

What more can I do personally to help us win, because I'm never going to shift blame on my teammates.

I'm never gonna blame Coach.

I'm always gonna blame myself.

Look at myself.

Figure out how help us win.

So same here.

We know it doesn't change.

Uh, but I would be lying if I said it was easy for him.

Zach, the All Star voting starts tomorrow.

Do you think finally being at the top of the scoring list stuff, We'll get some people on notice, toe show some respect?

I don't know.

I was leading scorer for a point last year, too.

Think up, Thio.

I'll start breaking you see what happened in.

So I'm definitely I get my hopes up this year.

Yeah, Red.

Tommy is the guy that likes to have a close relationship with his players.

Even before he got the job, he was in the locker room chatting with you guys after game.

Sometimes what has been, You know, those conversations as you guys have dealt with this adversity the past few weeks?

Well, he's just he's encouraging, you know?

He's just keep my head up.

Just keep Children When they were short handed, a lot of stuff going on and covered in within the team.

And, you know, we just gotta work where we gotta keep chipping.

You know, he's positive he's working.

I don't know what he's doing behind the scenes or whatever, but you know, he's He's encouraged, you know?

He doesn't He doesn't quit on the team on us, you know?

He's around us all the time.

He's at every game, you know.

He's bought himself.

Can't question that.

I'll finish up with Leonardo, right?

You played at the great level again tonight, but you lost.

It bothers you to be the best player off a losing team.

How to find a solution.

Uh, you know, I swear, if I had that answer, I think I'm like, I will be a genius.

Probably.

I think I think if we all had an answer, I think we all be blurting it out right now.

But I don't have that answer.

I don't know how.

I don't know.

You know, we just gotta keep It's not just one thing that's bothering is one thing that's affecting us, you know that.

You know, we could just pinpoints.

Okay, we conclude with No, we're good.

Nice getting everything solved like it's not that easy.

You know, we have to be better defensively.

Uh, you know, accepting those challenges, stop turning the ball over getting our guys back healthy.

So it's a lot.

It's a lot for us to do in order for us to really turn this thing around.

Uh, you know, our confidence is still high.

Like you said, we can't have the mindset of being three and 11.

Uh, so come Friday, we got another tough in a quick second.

Are you frustrated?

Is the sky blue right from man?

All right.

Thanks, Fred.

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