Aday Mara previews Oakland

Uh, well, first of all, being in the weight room with Matt every day, trying to be as much as possible there. And then obviously he every day he's telling me how physical is the Big Ten. I also already know But he's preparing me mentally to be ready for those games. I think against St. John's, my first half I wasn't ready at all.

But then I tried to change it. I think I did a much better job in the second half. So he's trying to tell me every day. Preparing me mentally.

No, I mean, it's too easy to play with him. He can see you, we understand each other. So we, I think we are in a moment that we can just talk without saying anything, just by looking at each other. He knows what I'm trying to say, and I know what he's trying to say or do. So right now, I would say that we can talk in English and Spanish just by looking at us. So, yeah, it's easier to play with him. It's easier.

How excited am I? Yeah, very excited. I think this is going to be a really good year. I would say one of my probably best years in my basketball career.

So, um, I think I'm gonna, I don't know, try obviously my best and, and try to enjoy this team and this moment, uh, because the, the, let's say, the environment that we have right now is really good. So this, I feel like these are those kind of things that when it's done or when you change, you, you miss a lot. So I'm just trying to enjoy every moment and try to get better. So