We miss Jalen so immensely. He’s the heart and soul of what we do defensively. He applies constant ball pressure. He’s flying around the court making stuff so much easier on the rest of us because we’re able to use his defense to create offense. Whether or not it’s his steals, chasing guys down, blocking photographs or him simply forcing guys within the dangerous photographs, it ignites our offense. So not having him on the market, it’s been robust. And truthfully, we’ll by no means be nearly as good of a staff as we will be until he’s on the market. We all know that now we have to carry it down. And he’s been nice simply being vocal, nonetheless being a frontrunner, attempting to encourage guys all through the time he has been out. However we miss him quite a bit. Simply that one recreation he performed earlier than he acquired damage, in opposition to Detroit, you can really feel the distinction he made. And simply his vitality and his enthusiasm and simply his toughness and all the things he brings on the court docket, you understand, takes our staff to a different degree. -via Andscape / March 5, 2025
