Funny reaction from Mark Daigneault, when asked about the “T-Mac” of Chet Holmgren who, having stopped his dribble against Ivica Zubac, threw the ball for himself against the board to dunk!
“It was at a time when our crowd was the loudest, and our fans were really engaged tonight, especially in the third quarter. And they stayed involved until the end, even though we had taken off. I just wanted to take my hat off to the fans tonight. When he did that, I was more focused on the fans than the game. I tend to get distracted.” thus responds the Oklahoma City coach…
Does this mean that the technician did not like this action at the heart of Oklahoma City's victory against the Clippers? “We’re not working on that” will he be content to explain, before concluding, with a half-smile, that this is in any case not part of the “development plan” inside.
Mark Daigneault is in any case much more verbose when it comes to discussing his rookie's record for assists (7 offerings, to go with 23 points at 9/11 shooting and 6 rebounds in 30 minutes).
“I don’t really know where it came from, honestly”
“He found a good balance. Given the way the Clippers played, we were able to use it from the elbow (the areas to the sides of the free throw line). They used the area and we were able to use it as a relay on the area. He had a good balance between attacking the defense, looking for his own shot, activating his teammates, especially when he attracted help. He took advantage of the opportunities.”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was also amused by his teammate's “T-Mac”, which surprised him, although the All-Star points out that it makes sense that Cher Holmgren would be able to do it “since he’s over 2m13”.
“I don’t really know where it came from, honestly” explains the person concerned. “It looked like a move on the playground that we do growing up. It just happened, it wasn't premeditated. But I saw the opening, the action was available so I just did it. »
Same logic ultimately for his assists record.
“I take what the game gives me. When I'm aggressive, things open up. Whether it's a shot for me or, if they're trying to stop me from shooting, something for someone else. I just make the right reads and take what the game gives me. And it worked well for us tonight.” he concludes.
