Hopkins on Improvements Heading Into Montana State Matchup

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Huskies head coach discusses positive progress ahead of home game against Bobcats.
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00:00 >> Last couple of games with Braxton, I don't know if he's 100% healthy, but
00:03 he seems to get frustrated more easily.
00:05 Not getting a call, gets knocked down, and stays there and doesn't go down the court.
00:10 >> Yeah. >> And all of a sudden you're playing
00:11 five on four.
00:12 >> Yeah. >> What's going on with Braxton?
00:13 >> It's one of those things, he's been in some foul trouble.
00:17 He's had some, the physical part of it, some of the injuries,
00:22 I think have been really frustrating for him.
00:24 But he's a great kid.
00:26 I tell these guys all the time, you gotta have a short term memory.
00:30 I always say it's like an etch a sketch.
00:32 Draw on it, and then you gotta shake it, and shake it out of your head.
00:37 And we've gotta coach better.
00:40 We've gotta get him to defend without fouling.
00:45 Frank, defend without fouling.
00:48 You can't have him in the game.
00:49 And we're putting him at a disadvantage at the beginning,
00:53 with some of our fouls for sure.
00:56 >> I'm sure that KB is at the top of the other team's list, so stop.
01:01 But after a game like this last one, when he didn't do much early, but
01:06 then at the end he scores 11 of your final 14.
01:09 Do you ever think, we should go to him earlier?
01:11 >> I think so.
01:12 We think about that, you go back.
01:15 But it takes a team.
01:16 And Moses is starting to make shots, which has been a lot of fun.
01:21 I think we can also try to get our big guys the ball a little bit more.
01:25 That's where Paul and Saw set the table so much for these guys.
01:32 But KB has been, his efficiency is night and day.
01:35 From last year to this year, he's improved.
01:38 He's a guy that creates a lot of problems.
01:41 And I think at the beginning of the game, we got away from him.
01:44 But we had control.
01:48 We lost a seven point lead up before half, which I think was big.
01:52 But we need to find ways to see what's working, especially in a game.
01:57 I think we could have gone a little bit more, especially in the first half.
02:00 >> What allowed Moses to get going against in this past game?
02:05 >> You see the ball going.
02:06 We've got him and Paulie are elite.
02:11 We believe in them.
02:12 We're telling them, I told them, if you don't shoot, you're taken out.
02:15 So it's real simple.
02:17 We believe in you, and he's an elite shooter.
02:19 And he plays his heart out.
02:24 So no, just again, control what you can control.
02:28 But we need him to be confident.
02:29 We need him to be aggressive, because he's such a threat.
02:33 So, yeah.
02:36 >> Hey, after,