What Lamont Paris said after South Carolina's home win against South Carolina State
Following an 86-64 win against South Carolina State in a Friday night game, South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris spoke to the media about his team’s performance and how the team improved. Here’s what he had to say.
– Appreciate the press that made it. (Most of them are in Nashville, presumably.)
– Good for us to get the first win with this group. SC State has a good team, they’re aggressive. Tenacious on the offensive glass.
– Thought we did a good job in the first half, didn’t finish near the basket well in the first half though, could’ve been better on the offensive boards then.
– Really good response after loss, going to sound like coachspeak, but if the team had won the first game, the post-game messages wouldn’t have been as well-received.
– Took things to heart after the loss. Prepared better, individually.
– CMB significant improvement around the basket and finishing.
– People need to practice finishing down low. They’re shots that need practicing, no matter the individual.
– Every shot CMB took below the basket, he gathered himself and finished in a strong way.
– On starting lineup change: Watched the game again, have a lot of guys with similar levels of talent, so the change didn’t really have to do with ability rather than rotations.
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– Jacobi Wright is the kind of guy that is going to start well. Reiterated that the lineup change was not about differing levels of abilities.
– Zach did a good job coming off the bench. Actually played more minutes than Jacobi.
– On Jacobi: “He’s developing into a well-rounded guy.” Made some threes, found some good looks. Was aggressive tonight. Created good space. His game has developed from the time Lamont first saw him to now as a defender especially. “He’s developed holistically.”
– On defense: Thought we did a really good job defensively. There was a stretch in the first half where SC was “cooking as a defensive unit.” Really impressed with defensive effort.
– Weren’t super efficient on offense but defense allowed for comfortable margin.
– “The numbers don’t lie.” 8-27 from the perimeter, just under one point per possession. One point per possession is acceptable from three. “I can’t make them make it. All I can do is provide the environment that they feel comfortable taking those shots.”
– “Gotta spend time in the gym.” (Talking about perimeter shooting.)
– “I was making substitutions as I see fit.” (On rotational changes in-game.)
