came back and kind of put our foot down
again and game we got weight next we
lost to him by Point down there but it
was about 11-point game with with a
minute left what are your thoughts on
taking them on and what are some of
those challenges say again you got wait
tomorrow what are some of the challenges
of facing them um man we just want to go
win we just want to go win we got our
own our own Scout on we want to do our
own approach so we we got there and
capitalize what we going to do and we
going to get a do appreciate is there a
little get back for that game since they
beat you guys I know that Seth brought
that up where it was he heard the noise
about them winning is there a little get
back about that absolutely absolutely
huge our should you know um you lost
early in h season and now and if you
playing in the tournament you definitely
going to win you know uh to go to the
next round
andon when you guys are getting so many
open threes why is there such an
emphasis in tournament I got
you um when there's an emphasis on uh
getting P Touches for you guys to get
those open threes why is it vital for
you guys to get into the paint in order
to create those outside shots for you
guys um I think we play inside out it
creat good good looks for us um it gives
us a high percentage made those shots
and I think we've done that like
tremendously actually but getting in the
paint and kicking out and
findings now you can play well when
you how much better is this team than it
was maybe 6 weeks ago a l when you had
that facial I mean we're a completely
different team than six weeks ago and I
mean it's everybody's had big contribute
to our walk on to to RJ everybody all 15
guys on this team had such a huge
contribution and
uh we'll just continue need from
everybody each and every day you know
everybody's everybody's playing really
well everybody's happy for each other I
think that's one of the biggest things
also you know we're we're expressing
each other and and it's taking us a long
way what I think is interesting a lot of
people wonder how you guys would respond
to sa cuz you want to six straight you
know being most teams play for large
margin then Saturday happens how would
you respond how quickly did you guys get
rid of Saturday when were you on to this
one Sunday morning so me I tried to get
rid of it Saturday night cuz I knew how
big this tournament was for us uh what's
at stake for us and how you can't take
one team for granted in March you know
find we look past nor D the day and try
to look forward to potentially seeing
Duke again looking past nor Dame and
wake it wouldn't turn out good for us so
I think we were all able to drop this
loss
but you know what's at stake and you may
have to win the whole thing here in
order to get into the tournament so how
do you balance one day at a time knowing
that you may have to do a lot more
damage can't win the whole tournament if
we win tomorrow so one day at time that
question about Jay when he hits his
third
four after the third round I mean when
whenever somebody gets hot I'm going
just keep shooting it you're hot so I
mean all seven threes he shots today how
many threes eight nine he makes you
seven for 10 7 for 10 that's a Carolina
record ACC tournament yeah that's
incredible that's incredible I mean
every time he shot a shot today I had
absolute F A lot of times a guy's hot
first half he didn't hit him in the
second half but he hit hit one in the
second half too he only hit one in the
second half think it was one six in the
first half five or six that's incredible
it was hard to keep up we'll need that
from him all week all week I can't count
seven is about my you guys had weight
you have weight coming up of course you
had one game with them was a close one
what are you looking ahead I know it's
hard after this win but can you tell
look ahead preview kind of that match up
tomorrow uh for
us an emotional game a get back game uh
is what we call it you know wake knock
us off at third place
uh a game that we didn't shoot good at
all a game where we may have collapsed
in some aspects so tomorrow is a really
important day for us uh not only just to
keep going and put ourselves in a good
position uh just for the rest of the
tournament but it's a get back game for
us you know so get this game back inate
te how about confidence do you have
knowing that you're a different team
than you were when you went to winon S
uh a lot a lot a lot I mean know we're a
different team we have a homecourt
Advantage I feel like tomorrow
uh yeah I mean there's a bunch of
aspects that go us having more
confidence in this
game much different team what kind of
work have you seen with put into his
three-point shot during practice uh a
bunch he's just not deferring shots not
turn down shots continue let him
continue to shoot them I'm sorry he had
you can say somewhat of a rough ear
until until he got hot but I just give
so much kudos to him cuz at that point
it's not too much about the physical
work that you're doing it's about the
mental so he's really persevering he's F
you know I'm super proud of him you
telling him not to pump fake the one he
pump faked he a couple in the first hit
two or three or four I'm not pump faking
pum fing
a he does that a lot though he he pump
fakes nothing so we're trying to get
that trying to get that out of his even
L took a three Tak one all year
M guys are feeling that's what we need I
want guys with all time confidence
playing free so I'm all for it what
would you point to as the major
differences in this team from when you
played W seems like a life time ago that
you played them in Winston um what what
would you say are the difference cuz I
do think it is a different UNC team you
guys are expressing each other guys are
believing in each other and guys are
just playing free and together things as
simple as that early in the year I don't
think we were playing much together we
didn't really had that Unity on the
court we had it off the court but I
think we were still trying to build for
it off the court but I think we really
found it now and it's just allow us to
jail as a team as as friends and it's
taking us a long way this game almost
seems like tomorrow winners really good
chance to go NCAA to Loser may seem that
way I guess none of us are thinking it
that way uh we're just looking at
tomorrow as a game as we get that game
the game just continue to keep going
and I mean yeah I guess we don't want to
Seas so we want to take care of business
it's I mean you could view it as an
elimination game loser has to go home
you I mean you think that's a fair way
to no definitely fair definitely fair
and I'm sure as we as we talk more about
it starting T night starting in a couple
hours we'll slowly start more start to
view it you know like that but I don't
want to put any extra pressure on these
guys you know we're just here to play
basketball here to win some games and
just here to play fre you know we play
playing our best
basketball any opinion night like that I
think that's you know something that
anybody really want how many how many
friends and family did you have here
today um I say about six grandparents
Uncle um Mom Dad and had a couple other
people you mentioned that how cool is
that to be able to do that in come back
here it was great I say like the start
of the game it was um it was a bit of
nerves you know coming back and playing
this SP in front of uh
you know a lot of people that that know
me personally and uh you know I said
after warm up you know just confidence
in
that second the first half how much does
that really let you know how
much um I say it lets me know I'm
definitely in the Rhythm something that
I talk to manager to about is get I like
yeah that was more or less what they
were
start that close St who were you
shushing after that one in the corner
you were shushing
someone um I feel like that's a setup
question but let me say uh it was uh
towards a couple fans it was you know
usually CR in front of uh other team
bench usually a lot of trash talking
that goes on told me talk to him so it
was just simple I'm say what's the level
of confidence that you guys can do what
needs to be done here to make the N
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tournament um I say
it's has to be at a high level you know
we have a tough route to get to um you
know the championship of the tournament
but um more or less it's
just you were able to come out here
today and make a statement along with
your team taking care of business how
are you guys going to use this just
going forward this um we're going to use
it uh is momentum again um I think like
you know with our with going through the
hardships and you know chemistry getting
better and better each game uh whether
that be somebody else getting off next
game whether that be you know our
coaches just telling confidence like you
we're just pretty much building off
rolling off there no jayl what was your
reaction when you found out you had the
ACC record ACC tournament record program
like that I would say it still hasn't
hit me yet but uh yeah I guess like once
I talk to my
parents really really home you going to
do a homecooked meal or you going to go
out to
din turn on what we got team for the
team events but uh if I get a home I
definely
take it might be Arena um but uh I think
it's just more so uh you know being in
front
of the family and friends and you know
my my coaches you know and players being
confident with me you know steing
confidence how' the fridge kiss start
uh be honest with you I'm running out of
celebrations I need some more I need uh
some more uh about to start pulling out
2K 2K animations I guess maybe that'll
help but um I would say it started uh
Florida State um it was
uh really really good mate didn't touch
anything but net you know it was just a
chef's kiss and you get a reaction from
the opposing benches to those what more
time do you get reactions from the
opposing benches from those
uh not that one I think I'm I'm about to
stick with this one you know I got to
keep it simple stay composed so I'm keep
this when that first three went in was
it like cuz I've heard Shooters say when
that first one goes in you know that you
might be on a roll for sure I definitely
think like the first shot I shot was uh
a bit strong you know went over the rim
a little bit but uh again being
confident and rolling off of you know
previous games um it's just been the
mindset of you know let the don't let
the previous one affect the
RJ just said you look like lamelo in
pickup games during the off season and
that you got to you got to wants you to
be more aggressive when it come
offensively and how important you are to
this team have you grasped that yet have
you taken on that role fully I wouldn't
say so I would say it's been more so uh
trying to stay within you know the role
that my team needs me to play think
that's been the biggest thing what me
need just to have your teammates there
uh you know elbowing you and everything
uh you know after the game like that uh
that meant a lot um especially it being
my last year and I guess breaking the
record in Charlotte that that meant a
lot for them to you know support me and
build me up like that Jay kind of going
back to you know the point about RJ he a
lot of times when we talk to him he says
he actually asked you to shoot more
because you have a you know you shoot a
high you know clip and percent I guess
how often does he kind of reinforce that
to you and how often is he kind of just
being like you know shoot him more shoot
him more um a lot that's a lot of times
in practice where I'll pass it up and
and throw it right back to him you know
trying to get a little bit more movement
instead of just firing them off and uh
you know he kind of gets on me and tells
me you know bro you shoot you were
shooting 62% at win you got to keep
letting it g Jayla knowing what's at
stake tomorrow