Mark Daigneault | Dallas Mavericks Post-Game | Feb. 02, 2022
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00:00 overtime game this season?
00:02 Just what stood out to you about the effort in this one
00:05 and what a lot of fans think?
00:07 Yeah, I mean, that's a tough road win.
00:09 And I thought our guys were just really competitive
00:13 throughout, like the competitive level really never dropped.
00:16 I mean, we were just playing really hard tonight
00:18 and really competing together.
00:21 And then our poise, it's one thing
00:24 to compete and really dive in.
00:26 But to stay poised through all the ups and downs of that game,
00:29 obviously, they put a run on us in the fourth
00:31 and tied the game.
00:32 And we just kind of reset.
00:33 And we're the better team in overtime.
00:35 And so really impressed by our team tonight.
00:38 [INAUDIBLE]
00:38 Yeah, he was outstanding, obviously.
00:45 I thought he was way more decisive.
00:47 I thought he was way more aggressive.
00:50 He's always aggressive after he has the ball.
00:52 But I thought he was more aggressive before it
00:54 came to him tonight.
00:55 He just had a mentality where he was going to rip open shots
00:58 and be decisive in his actions, which is obviously
01:01 something we've talked about a lot.
01:03 And he had a great shot making night, got to line.
01:05 He was good.
01:05 Yeah, it seems like a direct, almost,
01:07 not a thing you responded to what you were saying
01:09 after the last game.
01:10 But it's exactly what you told us.
01:12 Yeah, I mean, that's what it's got to be for him.
01:15 And these guys, it's not easy.
01:17 And it's not like he's now solved that problem
01:20 and we're moving on to the next one.
01:21 I mean, he'll have some regression there
01:23 because these are habits.
01:24 And it's hard to, first of all, establish them and then
01:27 maintain them.
01:27 And so, but yeah, I mean, tonight
01:30 was a huge step forward for him, just in terms
01:31 stylistically, the player that he needs to be offensively.
01:34 Lou had 14 in overtime.
01:36 And it's hard not to think about just all of the experience
01:39 he's gotten on the ball since last year.
01:42 And just your thoughts on his maturation on that end
01:45 and being able to come through.
01:47 Yeah, I mean, we've talked about it before with him.
01:50 But obviously, he's got to continue
01:51 to improve on the offensive end.
01:53 But the one thing he has is a mentality of aggression
01:56 and a mentality of fearlessness.
01:58 And that's why we're willing to be a little more patient.
02:01 Because you don't want to take that away.
02:03 And obviously, that's shown out tonight in overtime.
02:06 Because in the biggest part of the game,
02:08 he had his foot on the gas and really closed it for us.
02:13 Anybody else in the room?
02:14 All right, we'll take the Zoom.
02:16 Christos Saltas, go ahead with your question, Christos.
02:18 Christos.
02:24 You're on mute, Christos.
02:25 Christos.
02:26 All right, Christos.
02:31 Last chance, my friend.
02:34 All right, thank you.
02:35 We will go over to players next.
02:36 All right, thanks, guys.