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...
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.
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.
earned passion played rest team
He earned my respect. He played with more passion that the rest of the team combined.
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.
crossed knows major point
It's to the point where he knows it's not going to go (out), so he's crossed a major hurdle. He's just going to get better every day.
constantly extreme few uncharted
It's constantly in the back of my mind. Fortunately, there are very few of us who've been in this situation, but I think the only way to go about this is with extreme caution. It's uncharted waters.
bench provided stepped
At the end of the third, the bench really stepped in and provided us with an outstanding lift.
finishing grabbing individual pride stopping stops taking
We're taking more individual accountability and taking more pride in stopping their man. We're getting very important stops and finishing it by grabbing rebounds.
both last phenomenal practice three
Elvin, in practice and the last two, three games, has been phenomenal. We all know what he can do defensively, but he's been phenomenal at both ends.
affect atrocious half shot
We did a lot of things well in the first half but shot atrocious and we let that affect us at the other end of the floor. You can't let that happen.
proven win
We've proven we can win on the road, now we have to prove we can win at home.
fatigue played question role
There's no question fatigue has played a role in our sluggishness.
communication lifted lines lying man uncharted waters
Ronny has lifted attendance. This is uncharted waters having a young man in here who just had open-heart surgery, so I told him we had to keep our lines of communication open. ... I'd be lying if I said I didn't have some concern.