But how would you assess your first game out there?

I was.

Alright, Too many turnovers.

But other than that first game plan, 47 minutes was feel like my conditioning could be better, obviously.

But is pretty solid.

E think we let one get away from us?

Mark Harmon.

James, I know you have supreme confidence in yourself, but with a limited camp in one preseason game, do you even surprise yourself going for 44?

And you taught your career high, but assist with 17?

How do you do that?

Do you surprise yourself at all?

No, I didn't surprise myself.

I know what I'm capable.

Adam swollen.

James, this is the first time that you've seen Stephen in this kind of a situation before.

How did you feel?

Like he handled himself demeanor wise in huddles and and on the sideline is that is in the late stages of that game.

I did a great job.

Very confident, you know, Nobody knew what he was drawing up.

Uh, we were to put his guys there was us.

What?

Then?

Execute Jonathan Fagan I understand that it's a loss.

But under these circumstances, with the week and with shorthanded rotation, what does it mean for this team to have been able to play a game like that?

What does it mean for this team going forward?

We showed a lot of fights.

A lot of fight way came out the graces of urgency.

You could just tell that being the first game and only basically playing eight players, you know, took a toll on this towards the end of the game.

So, um, hopefully we gotta finish his road trip strong.

And I get back home and have our ferocity, right.

Sean, hike in.

Uh, James, once you guys get all of your guys back, and you know, if this is the team that it ends up kind of being going forward, how good do you think this team could be like?

What do you think this ceiling is?

We got a chance.

We gotta just get things cooking.

You know, faster than you know later.

Obviously, we all know the West is very regional conference, and they're from top to bottom.

You know, everybody feel like they have a chance.

There's no nights off way.

Gotta prepare, uh, each and every game.

Brian, Bare field James, second game playing with Christian would.

What did you see from tonight?

Like I said, very versatile.

Very good finisher.

Um, you know, there's a lot of things.

Well, you know, it made me look good tonight, you know?

But it was just this our second game playing with each other.

It's up.

We'll see how that goes.

As far as chemistry.

We gotta keep building.

Tim MacMahon.

What did you think of C.

J.

McCollum performance tonight?

And when a guy on the other side gets it cooking like that, is that kind of Ah, competitive challenge for you?

Does that?

Does that help get your juices going?

No, I think for us is a team game, you know, so way.

Try to do everything that it takes to, um, as a team.

Collectively.

Thio, stop whoever has our hand.

Uh, you know, they both started off slow and they that second quarter, third quarter, the rest of the game, they called fire CJ and name.

So we all know that they're great offensive players supportable on a high clip.

You know, you just try to contest.

It hopefully missed shots.

And so they made big starts down the stretch in its me.

That's what they want.

A game.

Last question.

Ali Combo.

Johnny.

Hey, James.

When we asked Coach on the last play what happened?

He said he was trying to get you in isolation at the top and just let you go toe work.

What did you see on the last play?

And what were you looking for?

Um, at the end, I was just trying to make a quick decision because I got in the paint.

Uh, they did a pretty good job of using their high hands, but I feel like, you know, I think it was P.

J.

You know, on the block.

If you if you were to Crepin who had a layup, it would have been a tough shot that you over a couple of guys, which I could have.

Um, you know, You know, I Washington come and get better at anybody.

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