Indiana Basketball Point Guard Xavier Johnson Recaps 72-64 Win Over Army
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00:00 Yeah, X, Woodson mentioned in the video
00:02 you got stumped in the first half.
00:04 Kind of curious what you feel like
00:05 is maybe the root cause of that.
00:07 I mean, I'm going to be honest.
00:11 In practice, you know, we got young guys,
00:14 you know, including myself.
00:16 I'm not young, but including me, Gallo, and just the whole team.
00:19 You know, we're not going as hard.
00:21 I think our preparation led to that, and that's what I believe.
00:27 Yeah, Xavier, Coach Woodson said
00:29 about some of the young guys need to play a little bit harder
00:31 in order to kind of see minutes in the second half.
00:33 Have you tried to kind of, you know, get through to them
00:36 or help them through that as a veteran,
00:37 like you mentioned, to get them where they need to be,
00:40 showing that intensity and showing that fire?
00:42 You know, I try to tell them to do the right things.
00:44 You do the right things, play hard,
00:46 and Coach will reward you.
00:49 I think a lot of guys go away from not playing as hard
00:52 and just not want to play at all,
00:56 but you got to play hard to play for Coach Woodson.
00:59 Todd, then Mike.
01:00 Xavier, when you were in the half court,
01:06 possessions went deep into the shot clock.
01:07 It seemed like the ball was getting stuck a little bit,
01:10 and when Army did miss shots,
01:11 it was difficult to get in transition.
01:13 How do you get that unstuck?
01:17 Did you say that question again?
01:19 Did you say your question again?
01:21 Yeah, it seemed like when you were in the half court,
01:24 possessions were deep in the shot clock,
01:26 and then how do you get that unstuck?
01:28 We're going deep in possession?
01:30 I mean, we just got to open up and play.
01:32 You know, guys get stunted with the ball.
01:34 You know, we just stand and watch
01:36 and wait until somebody makes a play,
01:37 and that's what we got to get away from.
01:40 Mike, then Zion.
01:41 X, Coach Woodson said as a team,
01:44 the guards weren't getting through ball screens
01:46 as well as you guys did last year,
01:48 and that's contributing to some of the challenges
01:50 guarding the perimeter right now.
01:51 I'm just curious as to your assessment
01:53 of what you're seeing in that regard.
01:55 You know, when I watched them in the last game,
01:57 you know we're not getting over a lot of ball screens.
01:59 You're right.
02:00 You know, I think it takes a lot of heart,
02:02 and that's what goes to some of the young guys,
02:05 you know, wanting to play to get on the floor.
02:07 I think we're in too many rotations,
02:09 whatever rotations, and we got to stay out of those.
02:12 Zion, then Mason.
02:14 X, Coach said, you know, the ball movement
02:16 wasn't where he wanted it to be.
02:18 How, as a point guard, can you help change that
02:20 and initiate the movement?
02:22 Getting guys in the right spots
02:23 and giving them the confidence to play.
02:26 You know, Coach instills confidence in them just to play,
02:29 but, you know, it's kind of hard, you know,
02:31 playing in front of thousands of fans and just executing.
02:36 Mason, then Jeff.
02:37 X, you guys, you're the leader of this offense,
02:40 but it seems like when you guys were out on the floor,
02:41 you guys, especially tonight,
02:42 had a few frustrating turnovers.
02:44 What is it, do you think, that is contributing
02:46 to that being the norm so far?
02:49 I think that goes back to the preparation.
02:51 You know, guys in practice, you know,
02:52 we just go soft off the layups,
02:53 and, you know, when we turn over the ball,
02:56 we think it's on the GAs that's repping our little games
02:59 when we play each other, but, you know,
03:00 I think we need to get stronger with the ball,
03:02 and turnovers is an issue right now
03:04 for just this one game, honestly.
03:06 Last question, Jeff.
03:07 Yeah, X, obviously, it's only two games into the season,
03:09 but what's the offense supposed to look like?
03:11 I mean, obviously, it looks disjointed,
03:14 listless, whatever, right now.
03:15 What's it supposed to look like?
03:17 Everybody touch the ball, move the ball.
03:18 You know, we have a whole bunch of talent.
03:20 I know it's hard to see right now,
03:22 but we actually do have a lot of good talent.
03:23 You know, we got to share the ball, move the ball,
03:25 get the ball up the floor and run
03:27 because, you know, that's what the offense is supposed to do.
03:28 We're supposed to get out, get stops,
03:30 and I think that's the main problem is we're not getting
03:32 enough stops to get out and run.