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00:00 [INAUDIBLE]
00:09 Guys, Kenny talked a lot about most of the damage
00:13 today being a self-inflicted.
00:15 And what do you all think led to those mistakes just piling up
00:18 today?
00:20 I think we could have limited some of our turnovers
00:22 and offensive boards that we gave up.
00:25 And those were the self-inflicted ones he was talking about.
00:31 Caleb, for you, just take us through your day today.
00:34 Obviously, because of the shorthand,
00:36 players, you've had to increase your minutes.
00:38 How much more comfortable are you getting out there
00:40 on the court and just figuring things out?
00:43 I feel like I'm getting way more comfortable
00:45 as I'm out there more, just playing with energy and effort,
00:49 trying to make winning plays.
00:50 So that's what gets me going.
00:52 Isiah, what's been the biggest key for you as of late?
00:54 Or just that effort, I guess, kind of take us
00:56 through where has that progression really
00:58 come from early on?
00:59 I've always just tried to bring energy and play hard.
01:02 And then the rest will follow.
01:03 So that's what I try to do every game.
01:05 Dennis is out now.
01:14 JJ, they're both out for the rest of the year.
01:17 No Trey, no O. How do you guys process that in the locker room
01:23 in terms of being that shorthanded
01:24 and trying to win games?
01:27 We've got to have guys ready to step up.
01:30 And we do.
01:31 So just have a next man up mentality,
01:35 no matter who's going out.
01:36 And guys got to stay ready.
01:38 Mike, could you talk about--
01:43 you had two really good spurts.
01:46 One that brought you within seven points there
01:48 in the midway through the second half.
01:50 What was going on there?
01:51 Was it a little play set up for you, or what?
01:54 Just knocking down shots.
01:56 Once I hit one, told KP to run another one for me
02:01 to get a shot.
02:02 I was feeling it.
02:03 Just kept knocking down shots.
02:04 Guys finding me.
02:05 Credit to my teammates finding me.
02:07 Mike, for you, just looking at the year with just
02:15 the injuries, the ebbs and flows,
02:16 and everything that's come with it, we asked KP this yesterday.
02:19 Do you feel like at times it might just be like you guys
02:21 are just getting bit with bad luck,
02:22 or snake bitten just the way things have played out?
02:25 Or I guess, how do you feel about it?
02:27 It's unfortunate for sure.
02:28 But every team deals with injuries.
02:31 So just got to make sure, like I said before,
02:35 guys got to stay ready, be ready to step up.
02:38 We had a deep team to begin with,
02:39 but guys are starting to go down, some for the year,
02:44 some for just a little bit of time.
02:47 And so the guys that weren't playing as much stay ready,
02:50 and they're starting to get more opportunities,
02:52 and they're making the most of them.
02:53 Credit to KZ, Curtis, D-Lo.
02:58 So yeah, just credit them staying ready.
03:01 Mike, they had 28 points off of 18 turnovers for you guys.
03:09 Was there a common denominator with some of those?
03:14 What you mean as a common denominator?
03:17 Like a common occurrence with the turnovers?
03:21 Yeah, probably just dribbling to the defense,
03:24 over-dribbling, taking on some set-up dribbles, like KP says.
03:30 I think those were most of them, trying to force passes and stuff.
03:33 But just try to talk to some of the guys, like Ty Lahr,
03:38 just slow down, let the plays develop.
03:40 You ain't got to force them.
03:41 If they're not there, just keep the offense flowing.
03:47 With the shorthanded situation, you played 37 minutes tonight,
03:52 or this afternoon.
03:53 Do you expect that to be the case going forward?
03:55 And does that take a lot out of you
03:57 when you're playing that many minutes?
03:59 The situation stays the same.
04:01 I'm probably thinking that'll be what it is.
04:04 And I think I'm ready for it.
04:07 My condition is getting better and better.
04:09 So I'm ready for whatever he needs me to do.
04:13 Again, some of the guys got to stay ready.
04:16 They're playing more minutes and stuff.
04:17 So I think that'll be what it is.
04:21 Anything else for you, Tom?
04:23 All right, thank you.
04:26 (clears throat)