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Bacot: 'I thought our plan was amazing'
After scoring 26 points and securing 10 rebounds in a win over rival Duke, Armando Bacot wanted to remind the people after critics said he would take a lesser role in the offense this season.
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After scoring 26 points and securing 10 rebounds in a win over rival Duke, Armando Bacot wanted to remind the people after critics said he would take a lesser role in the offense this season.
I had heard that they were gonna baseball and RJ just not let him get touches. So some of the other guys haven't stepped up as much production wise because he's been scoring so much. Was that a big emphasis that the rest of you guys would have to score because they weren't going to let him get touches. Definitely. But that's how Duke play. They always, when you do like we run a lot of pin downs and ashes like that and they always top guards. So playing teams like that is always tough to really hit the ball to anybody up a pin down because when you talk about, you basically give the hole away but not allow them to catch him on the win. So it was tough. But I thought our game plan was amazing. Coach Freddie Aal, he did an amazing job of putting in great defensive stuff and offensive set that you were able to break out this game after, you know, winning without you getting many points and many rebounds. I don't encourage you. Is it that you guys were able to win in this type of way? I mean, it's great. I knew I knew coming into this game I would have a big game. I, I told my mom before the game, I'm like, I think I'm gonna get like, 2010 and I knew it. I mean, I thought the game plan was amazing and, oh, yeah, I really just been waiting my time, you know, because we all been playing great. Everybody got their day and that's what's so great about this is it. I'll take it, especially this guy. She made me have to that. Did you? Definitely, I think I was a lot more aggressive. A lot of times when I catch it in the post, sometimes I'm looking to pass or not force too much and I do too much. But I thought today, I mean, I really just wanted to take it to his chest and regardless of who was there just go up and shoot it. There was a play midway through the second half where Harrison kinda went to the floor, grabbed that rebound, threw it out to you at mid court and then Cormack finished it off with the three. What, how big was that? As, as far as kind of saying it's our game, we're gonna play harder than you guys and, and the tough he brings, I mean, it was special. We got so many guys on our team that play hard and Harry just his energy just being able to do it all and make great plays like that. It was great. And for Cormack to step up and hit those big threes, I think everybody played a huge role in us winning this game. And that's what made it so special to this game. How big was that play and really kind of shutting them down and making this yours. It felt like your dad really, once you hit that shot, I was like, ok, we might be good. But those last two minutes, it was a little scary. I started getting flashbacks for my freshman year. I'm like, let's not go. Was this the next level performance for you guys? Did you guys raise yourselves to the next level? Definitely. I thought people thought after we lost to Georgia Tech that we were slipping a little bit and we wouldn't be able to lock in and prepare for this next game, but that shows the majority of the, as you build toward the post season. This is the way you're supposed to turn for. Sure. Sure. And, uh, it's a great team. We got to play them again maybe twice. So I know going over there will be even tougher and pro possibly an agency tournament too. Have you thought about the fact that this is, you know, it could be your last game, the Smith Center against, you can walk away without win against it. The thoughts about that, it was great. I mean, I knew we couldn't lose this game. I wouldn't allow us to lose this game. And I mean, I see what everybody say I told you, I miss nothing and just going into this game, I mean, it was just a different fire and really I came and just pissed off just seeing, you know, some of the things people say and I just love this university so much and I think I see stuff like people questioning me and like, how much I really wanted and stuff like that took that person.