Dusty MayAfter the gameMichigan 95, Saint Louis 72NCAA Second RoundGame page →
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Q5 Yaxel Lendeborg's passive play
Yaxel Lendeborg said during the Big Ten tournament he felt he was playing more passive during that time. After today, maybe yesterday, do you feel like that's no longer anything to be thinking about?
Yeah, I think he fed off of his teammates. They encouraged him to be more aggressive. He's still improving playing off the ball and using Aday Mara and Morez Johnson and Elliot Cadeau's leverage to put himself in position chance to score. But when he's in the open floor, there have been a couple times this year when he got— he turned it over, and he— that's in the back of his mind.
And we want him to let it rip, and we can live with a few Yaxel Lendeborg turnovers if he's going to be aggressive.
Q10 Aday Mara's footwork and defense
Aday's talked a lot about improving his footwork to be a better defender in space. How have you seen him improving that? And just speak to the gravity he has on both sides of the court.
Yeah, he's, he's been really, really, um, he's improved guarding the basketball, and there's such an overriding effect when he blocks a 3. Like, the, the guards now aren't quite as comfortable. I thought his discipline at the end of drives tonight was as good as it's been all year. They drove in, shot fake, shot fake, pivot, shot fake, and he stayed down and was able to change or block most of them. And that's not easy when you're 7'4".
Q11 Morez Johnson back on track
What'd you make of Morez Johnson getting back on track in these two games as well?
Yeah, Morez Johnson got back to being Morez Johnson. I mean, I've said from early in the season that I felt like our team adopted his personality, or he gave us gives us that, that edge. And I thought he played with great edge tonight. I thought there were several rebounds, it was one-on-three or one-on-two, and he came away with it and, and started a transition break. Thank you, guys. Appreciate it. Thanks, Coach. On to the next.
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