Notable Quotes from Jerome Tang’s Nov. 18 Press Conference

Notable Quotes from Jerome Tang’s Nov. 18 Press Conference

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Kansas State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang met with the media on Monday afternoon to preview the Wildcats’ upcoming game against Mississippi Valley State and their trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands next week.

The Wildcats will host the Delta Devils fresh off a nine-point loss to LSU last week, and they are looking to get back in the win column. The Wildcats will travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam Tournament following the game.

Here are the notable quotes from Jerome Tang’s press conference.

On the team’s response after LSU…

“Yes, yeah, for the most part, yes. I’ve seen a response from the staff, from myself, from the team. Yeah, I like our last two practices, today was a lighter [practice]. It wasn’t the guys, it was the staff. We didn’t prepare them for that level of competition and with the emotional attachment that they would have. Yeah, that was that fully the staff’s fault.”

On what bothered him from the LSU game…

“No, it was exactly what we thought, transition defense, you know. And when guys make mistakes, man, our guys want to play, so if we will hold them accountable to it in game, then they won’t keep making the same mistake. We as a staff, allowed the same mistakes to happen, transition defense and rebounding, and so that that’s on us.”

On what they learned from the LSU game…

“Well, you know, I’d like to say that I thought we could compensate for what I felt was something that was lacking, or where maybe we wasn’t as good at but we can compensate for some other things. But, I mean, we had single digit turnovers and, you know. The staple of a good defense is the ability to rebound and you have to be able to set your defense, which is transition defense, and so floor balance. Then get yourself when shots aren’t going in, because they’re not gonna go in, right, you got to get yourself second chance shots and we didn’t do any of those things….

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Publish date : 2024-11-18 23:05:00

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