Jalon Moore Pre-TCU (1-9-24)
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00:00 >> You excited to hit the road?
00:02 >> Yeah, very excited.
00:03 So this really would be our first away game.
00:06 So it's gonna be exciting, just the atmosphere and getting to play away.
00:11 I mean, I'm ready for it.
00:13 >> What did it mean to get big 12 play started off one and
00:17 a half before you hit a couple of holes?
00:19 >> I feel like that meant a lot, especially against a tough opponent like
00:22 Iowa State, very good team, very great coach team.
00:26 One of the top defense in the country.
00:27 So I feel like it was a great, great test and we handled it and
00:31 fought through adversity through that game.
00:33 So I feel like it was good.
00:34 >> It's pretty known what you guys are gonna face here over the next couple of
00:38 months, just in terms of the confidence that you can take out of that final five
00:42 minutes and being able to close out a game, how much do you build off of that?
00:46 >> I feel like you build a lot off that actually, just getting guys experience.
00:51 I mean, we're pretty old team.
00:53 We're not younger, so we have experience.
00:55 But just allowing us to go through that, I mean,
00:57 I feel like it'll help us now and down the road in the season.
01:01 >> Did you guys kind of take notice when TCU only lost to Kansas by two or
01:06 maybe some things you extracted from that?
01:09 >> I mean, TCU's a good team, Kansas is a good team.
01:11 We knew it was gonna be a great battle, but we're looking at them.
01:15 We're extracting a lot from that to get us prepared for this game on Wednesday.
01:19 >> What do you see from TCU?
01:22 >> They play fast, like to get to the rim.
01:24 So, shoot, they're a good team.
01:27 So we're gonna have a great test on our hands on Wednesday.
01:30 >> Just how, I mean, you haven't played in the Big 12 before, but
01:33 what have they told you about playing on the road in this conference?
01:36 >> They told me how, I mean, the atmosphere is crazy, like the crowds and
01:42 just the ups and downs in it and the physicality.
01:44 I mean, I play physical, but they said the physicality is very different.
01:48 So that's probably the only thing I would say.
01:50 >> What's the key to staying mentally tough for maybe Saturday?
01:54 >> The key is just, I mean, shoot, I feel like for
01:59 our team, our key is staying mentally tough is just being connected.
02:06 I mean, we all feed off each other's energy as a team.
02:08 So I feel like each person's energy, when one person's energy isn't up here today,
02:12 you got a team that is also coming and pick you up.
02:15 So I feel like that for us is just us staying connected to keep us mentally
02:18 tough.
02:20 >> Do you guys draw any motivation from people still kind of view question marks
02:25 about whether you guys are legit contenders in this conference or not?
02:28 >> Shoot, we got our own chip on our shoulder.
02:31 What binds us together is knowing that we went to the tournament.
02:33 So whatever people say, I mean, we're not contenders or whatever.
02:37 We don't really think about that.
02:38 We just come out and play and we're gonna do what we do.
02:41 >> What do you see from Miller and
02:42 Eday and just kind of what you have to do down low against them?
02:46 >> Shoot, they're great players, but we're gonna be ready for
02:49 whatever they got on Wednesday.
02:51 We're gonna be prepared.
02:53 I mean, watching film and everything, practicing, so we'll be very prepared.
02:57 >> Do you take it upon yourself to be the guy that fires everyone up out here?
03:01 Cuz it's pretty clear you play with a lot of energy.
03:04 >> Yeah, I would say I take it upon myself to be that spark.
03:08 But I know everyone on our team can bring that spark too.
03:11 So shoot, if it's my day to be that spark, hey, I'm all for it.
03:17 >> That experience you had, ACC, how does that help you tomorrow?
03:22 >> I feel like it helps cuz, I mean, ACC, it's a tough conference.
03:26 So shoot, I feel like it helps as far as just knowing the level of play you gotta
03:30 be at and how you gotta come with it every game and to every possession.
03:34 So I feel like it helps.
03:36 >> I know Porter probably doesn't want you looking ahead, but
03:39 you excited to play at Kansas this weekend?
03:42 >> Yeah, I am.
03:42 I mean, I'm excited to play any game.
03:43 I love to game of basketball.
03:45 And my team loves getting basketball, so yeah, I'm excited for sure.
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