UNC big men Armando Bacot and Garrison Brooks met the media after the loss to Texas in the Mauir Invitational
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00:00 Yeah, I mean, the first half we came out really flat,
00:02 just not playing hard and just not competing.
00:05 In the second half, Coach just told us
00:07 to go out there and fight and just be competitors.
00:10 And I mean, we did it, but unfortunately,
00:13 we just lost on the last second shot.
00:15 I mean, there was a lot of things we could have did better,
00:16 like make free throws and just simple plays.
00:19 But I can say we just learned that we just need to stay
00:22 playing hard the whole game and not take in any play for granted.
00:27 I mean, I think just that shows when we play hard
00:30 and go out there and fight, we can compete and just come back.
00:33 But that's not how we want to play.
00:34 We want to play like that the whole game
00:36 and not just one way down.
00:38 I mean, I think that's a lesson for all of us.
00:41 Yeah, I mean, I would say first with the biz,
00:43 we could do a better job of just fighting for position
00:45 and getting the ball lower,
00:47 because I mean, obviously, that's one of our strong suits.
00:49 But just also just trying to get a guard to the target
00:52 and the guard just bringing it down more.
00:54 His message, but I think the biggest thing is
00:57 we didn't turn the ball over as much.
00:59 I think we defended better in the second half more intensely.
01:01 I think we tried to get the ball to the basket,
01:04 so being more aggressive.
01:06 We're still learning, still getting better as a team every day.
01:09 I think it's an everyday process to keep working every day
01:13 and get better, get used to how everybody plays
01:16 and just keep growing.
01:18 For you personally?
01:20 For me personally, I think it's just something
01:22 that's going to get better over time.
01:24 I think we showed a lot of toughness,
01:26 especially in the second game.
01:28 Winning a close game and losing one like this
01:31 and when we're down and come back,
01:33 I mean, it's kind of--I mean, it's kind of--
01:36 I don't know, it kind of shows the toughness that we have
01:39 and the point we can fight and come back
01:41 and we're still one of the best teams in the country.