Sam Godwin Pre-WVU (1-16-24)
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00:00 >> I know it's a couple of tough road games last week.
00:02 What's maybe been the takeaway from road life in the Big 12?
00:08 >> I mean, that's just this league.
00:09 I mean, any team can beat anybody on any night and
00:11 playing away games makes it even harder cuz you just got a sold out arena cheering
00:14 against you.
00:15 But I mean, we know those are two games we could have won and
00:17 honestly we feel like we should have won.
00:19 We just got off kind of what we do and that was our emphasis yesterday in
00:21 practice is just getting back to how we play and that's just the job we need to do.
00:25 >> Is that something you learned from last year?
00:27 And two losses don't make a difference.
00:30 >> Yeah, I mean, especially in this league, every game is huge.
00:33 I mean, if we get two wins this week,
00:35 we'll be right back up there where we wanna be right on pace to get to our goals.
00:38 So I mean, I think we'll be just fine.
00:41 We're gonna bounce back for sure.
00:42 >> You said you didn't do what you normally do.
00:44 What are you talking about?
00:46 >> Particularly on the defensive end.
00:47 I mean, we just kinda got it with my principals,
00:49 got off the game plan a little bit that we had.
00:51 So we just gotta lock back into the scouts that coaches are giving us cuz they put
00:54 hours in the film for each game.
00:55 So just lock into the scout and maybe share the ball a little more in offense,
00:59 have a little more pace and just movement.
01:01 >> With how hard it is to win on the road in this conference,
01:03 how important is it to take advantage of the home games?
01:06 >> Yeah, I mean, that's huge.
01:07 Home court advantage is definitely a thing for us.
01:09 So coming back here on Wednesday is gonna help us a lot just to get another win under
01:13 our belt and get us back rolling.
01:14 >> What stands out about West Virginia?
01:16 >> I mean, I know they just got a lot of their transfers back from the NCAA waiver
01:22 or whatever. So they got a lot of new pieces that we're trying to pick up on
01:24 the scout with our fast paced team.
01:27 Really good ISO players and just super hard playing, so it should be fun.
01:31 >> How was the communication last week?
01:33 >> What do you mean?
01:35 >> Just like- >> As a team?
01:36 >> Yeah.
01:37 >> On the road.
01:38 >> On the road? >> Yeah, going on the road.
01:40 >> Yeah, I mean, we understood it's gonna be a battle.
01:41 And the main thing we're trying to preach to each other,
01:44 especially the guys that haven't played in this league,
01:46 is you gotta stay together.
01:46 Like basketball's a game of runs.
01:48 So like in Kansas, they went on that big run and you just gotta stay together,
01:51 come together as a team.
01:51 We gotta get even tighter in those moments and try to counter push and
01:54 come back and keep yourself in the game.
01:57 >> Feels like the season has a lot of those same types of runs.
02:00 How important is it to avoid the avalanche of dropping a third straight
02:03 Big 12 game?
02:04 >> I mean, that's huge.
02:05 You gotta stick together.
02:06 Obviously, losing two in a row, let's be honest, nobody's happy.
02:09 We're kinda frustrated a little bit, but just gotta come together.
02:12 Like coach has said, get back to what we do, get back to our principles and
02:15 stick to the game plan, and we should be able to come out with the win.