Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Utah Jazz | Apr. 06, 2022
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00:00What do you think the flow of tonight's game is going to compare what you all had working
00:08as a team in the first half and compared to how they were able to make things kind of
00:13more to their style in second?
00:14Yeah, no, I think we did.
00:15We did a great job.
00:16You know, obviously, we preach a lot about playing 48 minute games, but that's a really
00:20high level elite team with a lot of experienced guys and we were able to really get after
00:25in that second half.
00:26But I don't think the score initially can take away from what we did.
00:29I feel like we accomplished a lot out there and our goal is to keep getting better every
00:32single game.
00:33With the two games left, that's our goal still is to keep getting better every single day.
00:37Do you remember about the last time you were here in this building, your very first NBA
00:42game?
00:43I mean, you seemed to really be able to kind of hurt them.
00:47I was kind of crazy because like even like today and yesterday, I was just kind of like
00:51thinking like this was my first like first game I played in my NBA career.
00:55So it was kind of like the feelings were different because my first game, I was like kind of
00:59nervous.
01:00I'm like what to expect.
01:01I didn't know anything, but just being able to come out here and just being a little more
01:05seasoned and kind of knowing what's going on and just kind of having a role on the team
01:09and just, you know, it's just a lot of fun being able to go out there and compete every
01:12night.
01:13You hurt her in the night again on the pick and pops, but you also had that crossover
01:17past white side with the finger roll.
01:19Have you over the course of the season maybe learned, you know, okay, that's shots not
01:24there.
01:25Here's option A, B and C to go to.
01:27Yeah, I mean, I give a lot of props to the player development staff and just in kind
01:31of that too much stress.
01:32And when I was hurt, we were just really working on a lot of different things.
01:35And it's kind of it's nice to see the kind of work just kind of come to life because
01:39I can, you can play one on O and work on those moves all day long.
01:43But when it comes to game time, being able to do them and just kind of get that feel
01:46and just kind of gain that confidence after you do it once, it was, it was nice to see.
01:51So I give a lot of props to the player development staff for that.
01:53It seems like you're able to find a rhythm early in this one, finished with a really
01:57efficient game.
01:5818.16 minutes.
01:59What allowed you to kind of get going and get it early to them?
02:02Yeah.
02:03Just staying confident going out there, just being confident with, with my play and just,
02:07you know, just not just leaning on my teammates.
02:09I mean, everything is just, we got to play together.
02:11I don't, I don't get those shots.
02:13I don't get those opportunities without my teammates.
02:15So I mean, we have a great, we have a great group.
02:18It's obviously a different group than earlier this year, but I think we, the coaches and
02:22everybody does a great job just coming together and building that chemistry.
02:26What about one of those guys who found you a couple of times with Xavier and he finished
02:29with 11 assists tonight, just having played with him for those moments that you have,
02:33what have you seen from him and what do you think about it?
02:36Yeah, I think he's a great point guard, just kind of just hones in on that and just kind
02:39of keeps the team together.
02:40And in the one blue game I played, we, we had a lot of fun with the pick and pop and
02:45pick and roll.
02:46So we kind of have that little chemistry for the time that we played in the blue, but he's
02:50a really good point guard being able to find his, find his own shots in the paint and just,
02:55just finding everybody.
02:56So I think as a player, you would love to play with somebody that wants to find you.
02:59Do you think the newcomers, any advice on how to shoot over Gobert or maybe not to shoot
03:04over Gobert?
03:05Just stay confident and aggressive.
03:07You know, we just tell each other, nobody gets mad if you shoot open shots and good
03:12shots.
03:13So just keep staying aggressive and just keep looking to find those shots.
03:15So I think we do a great job with that.
03:18What about the last day on this, playing in LA and finishing up there against Lakers,
03:22is there a difference at all?
03:24I mean, it's our next game, so that's why it's our most important game.
03:27But I think it's a, it's a fun spot to be in for the last, for the last stretch of our
03:32games.
03:33But I mean, I think it's still our next game and we're just worried about getting better
03:35each and every day.
03:37Last one to Christos Saltos.
03:38Go ahead, Christos.
03:40Hey, Jeremiah.
03:41I hope you're doing well.
03:42Speaking about Xavier, speaking about GK players who came recently from the blue, what stands
03:48out to you and what they bring to the team with their presence?
03:52Yeah, I think he's talking about the two blue guys that joined the team in Xavier.
03:58You know, I think, I think we just have a great group that can, that is welcoming.
04:02And just no matter what the circumstances are, we do a great job just making them feel
04:06welcome to just understanding how our, how our play is.
04:09And just so we, when we go out there, it's not like, even though it's a new guy on the
04:13team for the moment, but it doesn't seem like it because he just knows what he's doing.
04:18I think, I think the OKC Blue do a great job just kind of teaching those moments.
04:22So when they do get called up, they're not lost in what's going on and just kind of with
04:26the, with the program, with everything's going on.
04:28Thank you, Jeremiah.
04:29Appreciate it.
04:30Thanks, Jeremiah.