![]() But as often as we can, we're going to have shootaround eight hours before. Buzz, how do you treat tomorrow differently when you have to wait and then wait and then wait for the late game? Or do you treat it any differently with your guys?īUZZ WILLIAMS: Yeah, so at home we have shootaround eight hours before the game, as long as school doesn't dictate that. They care about one another and collectively, they just want to - what do we need to do to keep playing? That's a lot of fun to be around. They have worked incredibly hard to get to this point. The relationship between those three guys, and there are several others, but I think the spirit between the players is as good as I've ever seen. We don't refer to names, everything is number-based, and I didn't include one of the numbers, and Boots caught me. When we got back together as a team, we have a routine we follow two days before, one day before, and not just those three guys, but everybody in the organization is familiar with the rhythm of that and Boots corrected me a couple of times as I started two-day prep. 4 was texting me at 3:30 Monday morning and I was like, 4, I have to go to bed at some point. Certainly from talking to Boots and Dex and Wade, they seem pretty relaxed from a distance.īUZZ WILLIAMS: Yeah, I think those guys have probably watched as much tape as I have. Buzz, I was wondering if you could give us a little insight into the mindset of the team right now. There's many, but to be able to guard the best player every night and lead your team in rebounding as a perimeter player, that just speaks to how competitive he is and how accountable he is in everything that he does. I think he's as big of a reason as any that we are still playing. In the eight months that he's been here, his impact, I'm not sure can be quantified. As you know, he didn't get here in the summer because he had to finish his internship. ![]() I had no relationship with Dex prior to his arrival. He's literally the same person every day. He's ultra mature in how he lives his life, but also in how he goes about his daily work. He does a lot of work away from the office to be prepared for what's in front of him. He absorbs the scouting report in a way that I've never seen a player absorb it. Statistically, on the glass, I think that's the thing that has changed our team the most, is that he is our leading rebounder while also guarding the best player. I don't think that anybody in our organization would question that, and I think that I've said it to you throughout the year. He's for sure the best perimeter defender on our team. I think Dexter's competitiveness along with his IQ is what makes him so good. ![]() 22 may be the best 6'6" guard in the country, statistically, for sure. Spent a lot of time in the NBA, has had a fast rise in college and he's done a tremendous job. I would ask, what is it that makes you have so much confidence in Dexter in those match-ups, and if you'll also comment on the match-up and what you do to try to contain them to whatever degree you can.īUZZ WILLIAMS: We want to be careful what we say publicly about the game and our strategy.Ĭoach is an incredible coach. Buzz, you've told us before that you typically put Dexter as a top defender on the opponent's best offensive player. THE MODERATOR: We would like to welcome head Coach Buzz Williams from Texas A&M Aggies.
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