Austin spoke frankly in post-game interview…right after a the big and amazing W over jazz

Was hoping the interviewer would ask EG after the game if he had fun tonight.

 

Star players? Lol try the head coach.

 

Let's see if these guys actually start showing it on a more consistent basis. But I feel they'll just go back to their inconsistent ways.

Tilman is loving that Gordon performance, because it gives him an excuse to not bring in any other players now.

 

Everything was good on that post until... Tillman butted in.

 

They were all playing for each other.... defense brings everyone together and that is why Harden's and Westbrook's constant effort on that side is so important. Yes, the Jazz looked off but that is because we were making them work. Our stars need to lead by example and grind.... it is on our coach to hold them to it. MDA did a great job tonight with timeouts and calling his guys out. I have never seen him once yell at Harden about defense the way he did on his players today.

 

Yeah I mean these players all want to sacrifice, so the right thing. But that's just "clap clap try harder" motivation it is up to the coach to take that player will and transform it into action. If no better plays other than give the ball to Harden and WB and have them iso are available what do you expect those guys to do?

 

If he scores 40-50 every game, then he is an Allstar starter, Harden is going to make way.

 

That was a semi joke though. Nothing serious.

I mean Corey Brewer scored 51 once against them Rockets. Ego is no doubt the much player better.

 

Impressive victory ! I think we caught Utah sleeping a bit, but thats only a small part of the equation. Very nice win from the Rockets! Something they can build on moving forward. The energy on defense was especially encouraging. They need that consistently.

 

Say it again Bro, defense is about hustle and desire. That's exactly what this team brought to the table tonight along with the passion to try harder on every possession. We need our Superstars to play better D and get everyone else involved.

 

Great quote in there from EG:
Gordon didn’t want to talk much about himself but about his teammates. How they stuck to the game plan, how they defended and most importantly, how they played together.

“I mean tonight was a special night for me,” Gordon said. “It means a lot that we won. I just want our team to build off of this, but it is special for sure.”

“I had it going, but how we played tonight was how we need to play. We got after it defensively. We just got out there, and just played. We ran the offense and we just played our game. When you play within the flow of the game, you’re going to get good shots and everybody contributed. That’s what made things a lot easier. I had it going, but other guys played well. It was a team effort. The most meaningful thing is that we won.”

 

Gordon really dropped 50 on the Jazz. Made it look easy and could’ve easily had 70. I don’t know what happens next but I do know that he’s an all star on any other roster.

 

The way they played was probably what EG means when he said he wants to have "fun.". Ball and people movement kept everyone engaged and guys just took turns: EG, Rivers, and even Thabo had room and the green light to create/attack.