Paul Woolpert
Paul Woolpert
Paul Woolpert is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Los Angeles D-fenders of the NBA Development League...
worry
If that's something I have to worry about, we're in trouble. But honestly, I don't think that's a concern.
offensive rebounds second
He's a big guy. We let him get too many offensive rebounds in the second half.
allow gives presence
He'll allow us to go big and still be athletic. He gives us that presence inside.
game great job learned
He's come a long way. He's learned a lot about the game and does a great job communicating with the other players.
earned passion played rest team
He earned my respect. He played with more passion that the rest of the team combined.
trouble
We're soft. If we don't toughen up, we're in a lot of trouble.
confidence pick relatively seen
We'll give Brandon some minutes. I've seen him play and I have confidence he'll pick up what we're doing relatively quickly.
defense hit improve stay tough
We have to improve our pick-and-roll defense and stay up on their shooters. Then again, even when we did stay up on them, they hit tough shots.
agendas betting hard people preached sports win
Most betting people wouldn't have thought we'd win this series. From Day 1, we've preached 'team' and that's very hard to do in professional sports because a lot of them have agendas -- to get out of here and to the NBA.
dominance home
We need to re-establish the kind of dominance at home that we've lost.
defense good importance team understand
I hope, at some point, we're all going to understand the importance of defense and how good a team we can be if we play defense.
checked good guys knew minute opposed record respected teammate weight
I put a lot of weight into being a good teammate as opposed to talent. From the minute he got here, he didn't big-time anybody. He got online. Checked out our team, knew our roster, knew our record and did a little research. I think guys respected that.
both games good hit looks number
In both games, we've had a number of good looks ... but we haven't hit them and it's just snowballed.
ball coach control figure guys records seen shoot talk team
If there's any coach in America, in the world, who could figure out how to control momentum, all of our records would be better than they are. (Momentum) is a phenomenon. Guys talk about being in a 'zone,' but I haven't seen a team shoot the ball that well for a game. It was impressive.