Vick should the Blazers are in fans are fired up the dig into some damage in the post season. Their reason to be. I'm trying to figure out who the -- most wanna see in the first round in our next -- money Williams blazes as the coach is not getting is the question of being serious say could be very well yeah he's he's a hate it doesn't matter who we're about will we control but hey coach I'm still gonna cry -- -- I'm gonna try it it. Getting on a -- the answer these led directly there's ways to get around about -- with your teen basketball life because you do have one. Would you define as the reasons for the success that you guys have had against Dallas this year. Mostly good. But we didn't have a lot of success. Early. In our tenure here in Portland that our guards really struggled down there we struggled as a staff and struggled as a team and I think having some experience. With Andre Angel on early and now markets. Late in the season has helped us a ton. Put out there are also quicker we played them the last time they've missed a lot of shots and I don't anticipate them playing a game like that again. What I don't -- our our guys aren't as intimidated as they -- because they have some experience. On the in the ovals. -- they're on the floor with Andre and and two on in markets in Africa hopes our young guys Ottawa. How much does that play a role in a playoff series that the success of the failure against a team in sets success against. In Dallas and struggle against Utah you know going in how much of that plays -- role in a seven game series. A ticket makes you familiar with certain situations but at same time you -- -- to play games but I think our our guys know that we can. We can win versus any team any of the top teams in the west we feel like we have a chance to to a. We'll -- we can sweep anybody we know we can win games in our guys know we can go down to Dallas and -- We haven't proven that we can win and Elway. Did you talk consistently but we've proven that we can beat those teams and in the playoffs on the role all you have to steal one. And it changes the whole momentum and soul. You know you look at our road record this year to ton better than it was last year. I've just chalk that up to experience and haven't molded on the side -- -- or. Tiger -- Blazers assistant coach money Williams now. Two teams you haven't had much success against or at least have proven to be really tough match -- would be -- for a new top. I think both equally tough or what is the tougher matchup of those two teams. Well they're both tough in different ways of -- Playing Denver at their places over the heart throws well dealing with the mind games of oh it's you know altitude 5000 Hugo tires so our. Doing what -- crowd or. You know move the basketball too hard because of pressure at all that is -- is a lot of stuff comes up you have these built in excuses in both places put more -- in Denver. But I couldn't say one is tougher than any other I think that the thing there. They both. That every team struggles with that they have you -- point guards and Chauncey and there. And every team in trouble when you have that kind of point guard running squad because you always. Gathers the troops that they have a bad stretch you know you -- put the ball in his hands and -- it's -- So you've mentioned a couple of times the veterans and and how big debts then you know on Jim Miller John Howard Marcus Camby. I just describe it detail what is. The leadership and how do guys like that provided for such a young team. With only leadership of guys fall. And you know we've we've -- guys -- before the try to leave but nobody's fault. And when you have cars that have been there done that good and some wars. A home little different change it and certain situations in the playoffs. I don't care what you've done as a player if you're young guys you haven't done it. You have to at least look at that and try to do what they're telling you to do follow that example. That our young guys have done a fairly good. -- the same time when you're young guard your bit overwhelmed. By the playoffs. Being in the city like Portland where -- Only show in -- -- one of them you can bigger shall accomplish its. I think our younger. Last year was it a bit over. There we debated. You know external bit. With all the periphery stuff going on downtown controller we -- we celebrated a bit too early. And I think our older guys will put it perspective. They're making the playoffs just part of the process is not a goal. We wanted to more than just make the playoffs and they help our staff put that -- The guys in the playoff mentality right now. It's hard to say you know I think that the staff on the week are. The team. It's hard to failure in the playoff mentality when your. You pick and one David took. You know the playoffs. Is about thirty. So 27 game series no matter where you are still have a chance we -- in the season on the -- we have a few games left. Put it it's the -- -- different right now but I think we're moving into that -- -- sit. -- our preparation. Our home we tried not to talk about the play -- as much because. We're playing a team tomorrow that's not in the Puerto split they can they can come and beaches and they beat Denver last week it and so we've we've been away we are but in the way we still have to take care of business and picture route that we get there. If it's any you look at you guys some would mean -- you in Phoenix right now maybe play in the best ball on the west you know LA's had some bad losses losing to the Hornets a team they had no business losing to. Dallas has been slipping Denver's and a bit of -- freefall San Antonio had a bad loss. It -- like you guys are playing your best basketball the year of the year peak in the right time when there's a lot of other teams that are or maybe taken a step backwards. Well. A couple of good. Those teams that you mentioned have been there and have done it in the Lakers are the defending champs. Denver new talks. They have. The great point guards we have other all stars on the team they're going to be either San Antonio. But he. Base certain Ginobili out yesterday. With the hopes of resting -- So you don't we don't we don't try to. I don't wanna give to monitor that we're playing better than anybody right now because of the. The fact two that we haven't done any thing. We haven't done what those teams have done Richard mentioned. And so for us through that epic fool's gold to say we're gonna play like Bruce for the rest of the year and -- run through the playoffs as did just doesn't work that way. We have to realize and I think we know that we haven't accomplished any offense outside of just making the playoffs we wanna do more than that. Talk it would Blazers assistant coach Monte Williams here on 1080 the fan. Says it is it safe to say that this year's team is better than last years. It's hard to say the beat Cruz question -- team we want 54 games home. -- we call a bad matchup confused between them really pounded us inside there were more physical and we work. Is this is just different we pick which had so many injuries. It's been -- -- to just get a rhythm with the same guys because of the injury. It's hard to say which team is better -- home. You know maybe people should -- we have their point guard play now. We have better. More tough tougher guys down and -- with you want. We have our shot blocking has backward markets and we were getting more often to rebel Marcus. You know have been a bit of the days we -- brand that we have LaMarcus and Kevin has done a good job letting pieces that complement them but we have that last year so epic that degree it is going to be what we do kaposi's. If we can. We can get past if we committed. And that hopefully do some damage in the playoffs with a -- Does the thought process. Fiasco stuff of late does that bother naming -- I don't put everything Brothers there's. Not playing well. From a basketball search -- -- he's just been determined since he's been in this this business to a to work ahead of him pay attention to. There's -- the man and a -- furniture bothersome to see you know people leaving. And some of the stuff that's called on them and that's that's just human. He's so focused. It is focused all the time you know he's always. Pick in the ways to get regard in the better position to succeed and that. You know we've gone through this. Stuff here in the organization. And he still has got us focused on the that the task at hand which is to get into the Porter also -- -- do some damage. Do most things happen in the MBA doesn't see that more than government you have to have a mentality doesn't mean you don't carrier. It is -- -- -- to do what you gotta do. Your name is one -- gets brought up as. A guy that one of these days is gonna get a head coaching job how much has naming Millen and what has naming -- done to -- -- through that process. I wouldn't be in that position of first -- flattering that people wouldn't talk about me about where book I wouldn't. Do you in the position. Two. These people talking to probably bigger Eric Karros or not been for first Gregg Popovich and now on the helping -- depressed our views -- home. It's gotta like when you put the ball back around in the third -- our grew up when the older guys picked me to build a team. He gave me so much confidence to help me to realize that I really took place and they Papa Doc Rivers Cutler. Encouraged me to over the number of dew commercial there's pretty flattering but natives didn't. He's doing so integral and mark grow as a coach allowing metre explorer. -- that they've -- our local book they it is. If -- big mistake he tells -- And you know that -- to shows and our guys are willing to risk their relationship to tell you the truth that is true friend and he's always been like there would be. If Robert Bosch grew up from doing something that's off base. He's the first dome and I'm thankful for that. Does a yet college job it -- -- like the head coach. Yeah. Did. Not the kind of person that would turn my knows a good image. -- consider what I do for a living a privilege. Whether -- tour. -- Bibby. Working with the young guys intrigues me on the college level. In I feel like there's so much problem that you could pass on to them and they took passed back to you. -- -- how -- -- among those about it you know. I've heard Monday of the few jobs before. And I just consider that stuff that say more do monopolies. On people part of what did you have a contract in this place about pollution. You -- -- that you can't really believe everything -- could sign on the dotted a lot of it is whether it. Yeah organs got a gym available and apparently they're gonna pay a lot of money should look into that. You know it's not that you doesn't. Almost you know me at all put. I just work you know and yeah. That's either struggled to get caught up Rivera you don't Nomar -- Away from what I go home I'm not I'm not a coach in the issues. Are there for two and one on the -- and so when I get home on a bigger book. Blazers your origin of figure -- nervous -- you a lot going on -- the house -- the same time. It doesn't treat your little group just -- this time -- review especially when you're watching the NCAA tournament she was -- is going on both. It's no different than. -- NBA draft bullet hole or two due to report delusion from British available -- -- collagen. Bring all this post -- down and change the culture and -- -- of that these leaders who have been done you know I don't think people really understand how hard it is to do it coached. Money -- thanks for taking some time we really appreciate it and good luck the rest select -- -- -- -- -- -- --
