Head Coach Becky Hammon Chelsea Gray and Tiffany Hayes Speaks After The Win Over The Chicago Sky!!

head coach Becky Hammond Chelsea Gray and Tiffany Haye speaks after the win over the Chicago Sky check out the video their gear um and especially a gear at The Rim you know KP gets downhill tip gets downhill it it puts a different kind of pressure on the defense um but I I mean I could go down the line I mean throwing her in this starting lineup throw mag throw AC it's actually a skill set in itself because we' having so kind of many moving parts and I I mean I told them in our meeting you know it might be Meg might be AC it might be we're we're going more by matchups and night in and Night Out matchups trying to win games than just this steady dose of whatever um you know could be K again you know we don't know we're g we're going to throw out the best team we can that that gives us the best start but um tip has been just but said I mean I don't know I don't know how to put it I'm I'm crazy about her game right over here Becky um tonight's attendance was just over 18,000 team is about to go on the road and play in some bigger Arenas how does this help to get ready for the final push of the season to get out of maybe home court and get your team ready to play this bigger Arenas around the country I mean I don't think we pay any close attention what I you know and care that the the floor is 94 feet the basket's 10 feet high um Connecticut's actually a little smaller venue and then you jump to Barclays um which is a huge ARA so um more importantly than the venue I love that 18,000 people are showing up to Sher on the aces um I think these are you know organizationally these are good problems you know when when we can fill out these kind of venues um that's great for the W that's great for women's basketball and I'm all for filling up big Arenas Becky uh Chicago have the 13 points there first quarter uh just barely over 30 for the half just some of your takeaways from your team from a defensive standpoint today uh in the W for guys um I'm just trying to say solid you know I think we're trying to build off of our base and when I talk about our base our players know there's some base principles that We Don't Stray From and the last two or three games I would say up until this point we've been Shady on our base sometimes we do it sometimes we don't the base has to be so rock solid and then once that's solid you know we can throw and jump but if we can't be trusted in the basics we can't be trusted with these other things so I think the fact that I would say we are being more disciplined and being more intentional about not breaking our own rules um and just being where you're supposed to be at the right time we're starting to build up some trust I don't think you can build up trust unless you have a track record and now we're building up a track record of being there for each other being there for each other and that's really what I want to build on the basketball stuff will happen the being where you're supposed to be on time for each other is huge and it starts to build this trust trust that's you know contagious and so uh as long as we're playing defense and rebounding I always think we have a chance Becky going back to those moving pieces that you were talking about these lineup changes have kind of created opportunities for different players have you sensed that the group kind of being in the stale made a couple of weeks ago have you sens that the lineup changes have kind of revitalized this group we came out of the pr went two two and four um I told them I feel like a lot of lot of our frustration comes from being average and we had a point where I just told it to them how it is and kind of since that point it's been um it's been just a different year been a different feel than it was previously um so I give them credit I coach them hard I tell them the truth I tough love them I tell them when they're great I tell them when they're not um and now it's just about consistency it's about consistency showing up every day for each other and obeying the basketball GS um doing our defensive base communicating the Scout um I think my frustration and their frustration really before was is we would lose and then we wouldn't have any carryover to the next G we wouldn't learn from it you can't just keep making the same mistakes over and over in the last three games we are not making the same mistakes over and over where they that's me calling a timeout and correcting it or they're doing self-correction which is even better the self-correction on the Fly is the best kind of anecdote uh when things start to snowball coach uh going back to your answer to Callie's question in regards to having really high expectations for your team and just saying that you believe that this team can kick kick into another gear how do you help them or Inspire them to tap into that next gear how do you reach that I mean it seems I mean in ways it's it's very simple like the last two games we've had something like 57 assists on 69 field goals um there the marriage of individual success to the team success is real and so you're never going to get that like everybody win mentality um unless you don't unless you get some self-sacrifice in there and I think the accountability piece is self-sacrifice being intentional about how we play defense and then being intentional about how we move the ball I know somebody got some kind of stat on how many what we shoot from the floor when we get two or more passes come on NAS do your little analytics thing two plus passes and we shoot a way better percentage than when it's just one pass or no pass and and it's it's a fine balance for a coach because one of the greatest assets we have is our individual play right individual Talent one of our greatest weaknesses our individual Talent it's getting everybody to play together and sharpen each other's talents and bring out the greatness in each other's talents um when you have so many kind of self-re like anybody can take over a game at any time it's hard to fight that it's a push and pull and it's a fine line to walk as a coach of when to let them go and when to reel them back in um but one thing we do know is when that Ball's pop in the aces are at their best Michael Michael you're on yeah go ahead honestly it's it's I think I'm beyond a little bit of the host spot this year um I think we can beat anyone anywhere and we can lose to anyone anywhere um Vegas or somewhere else it hasn't been the home cooking that it was last year um which is good and you know um but I I've liked us on the road this year um so it it's not so much about jocking for me it's been my experience that when you try to play with the basketball gods and manipulate the situation and you want to land here so that this doesn't happen or you want to land here it's whatever um I think you just want to be playing your best basketball at the right time of the year and that's more of my focus than where we may may end up in the standings I I mean I've always been very clear about my feelings for New York um it's important for the league that New York do well it just is it's a huge Market they need to put a great product on the floor which they are and they have been um it's good for our league I mean it's the it's the media capital of the world U there's a lot of eyes on them I think uh Joe and Claris I are uh up there just with owners that are willing to invest um in their team and in their product and believe in it I mean they they really believe in the W and they're willing to put their their money where their mouth is and I think we need more leaders like that um more leaders like Mark Davis who are willing to invest the Phoenix owner um you know they're just stepping up the game but uh you know I remember a time I was when I was watching um I was on the NBA side but uh New York was playing up in White Plains in some I don't even I don't know what kind of gym but I was like what a travesty you know um and then josi picks it up and puts it where it belongs and I think that kind of forward thinking and that forward investment um doesn't hurt to have some superstars in in uh Sabrina and Stewie and junk I mean they've really loaded up their roster and like I said it's um it's important it's important as much as um I want to beat them when we play them uh I I New York needs to do well it's just good for the leag and then Michael there was a time where we were selling out that Garden yeah so I mean the fact that we're kind of back to that uh that sellout capacity with that team they have there I think is phenomenal I think is great each also well I mean tradition we take good care of the ball um obviously having six turnovers in a quarter is never acceptable and I just remind them I want singles and Devils singles and Devils when you swing for the fence on these home runs if you have to thread the needle that much probably not that open um you know if you if you just play solid basketball and don't throw it to the other team like the home runs will will happen you don't have to make them happen they will naturally happen anybody who goes up to the plate if you ever play softball or back or baseball you go up the plate and swing for a home run you end up whiffing most of the time you just take your solid stroke and when you connect you connect and you hit it out of the park um so I'm just encouraging them to just singles and doubles passing wise and you know sometimes we do it sometimes we don't um but taking care of the ball is obviously um a top priority for us and like I said tonight in that in that third quarter they got away from us a little bit but I trust them the when Chelsea threw it was a garbage pass she snatched her right back out I was like okay you don't have to really tell them when they make a mistake on some of these so um again the self-correction and trying to get to the next play mentally um is helpful final question from you well n since you're talking about Chelsea come on Chelsea she just walked in come on come you feel like it was your best game on floor ask her she sitting right here I think you're starting to see her become more and more and more comfortable I didn't hear I didn't hear the question you walk said yes just it just I yes day she looks more more like yeah for sure I think um offensively like my timing and being in shape and all those things are coming back like I was saying like I want to be the best form of myself in September and October not in May and June so I think that's what you're kind of seeing um on on both ends of the Court as well who if possible Chelsea the first for you uh down to your left Becky was just in here and Becky said that she felt that the team's frustrations came from being mediocre first question is is that energy and kind of excitement and that fun kind of starting to creep back into that locker room yeah I mean we've been like we love being around each other but it's not that not that fun when you're not winning basketball games and enjoying doing it on and off the court so yeah we're starting to feel and have that intensity um on the court so we can enjoy those moments and then tip in that second quarter you guys made that big run with Asia on the bench how big is that for this group and obviously it's cohesive as heading into the postseason uh it's definitely huge when she can get those minutes to just rest and we can go out there and do our thing especially on defensive end we know she's one of our biggest hoers down there biggest helpers so uh it just shows the growth and us just growing together and like you said ource schol getting better with uh not over here Tiffany Becky had high praise for you and your game and how you've been developing for this team over the course of the Season at what point did it start to click for you here in Las Vegas Your Role with this team I mean I don't really know have specific time just time went on happens when um you know you're meant to be somewhere and you know take a little bit of time and that's that's just how how it was the team is always uh welcome be here wantan to be here and uh do what I can do all along it just took some time to get to where I need to be and it just qu [Music] we can't hear you Matthew you want to text me your question get theall [Laughter] option else that that girl's a that woman's a legend and I just love seeing her here cheering us on and just having fun at the game she's given so much to the game I'm just I'm happy to look on the sideline and see her enjoying it um we always say we want to leave the game better than we found and she's one of those Pioneers that did that come back come back please be sure to like comment and subscribe see you in the next video hoop life family