Duke
Filipowski: "It's really that time to lock in"
Duke's Kyle Filipowski said the team was ready to attack early against Virginia on Saturday. He had 21 points and seven rebounds.
I think you guys are good to go. So, if you guys came out, I'll ask no breaks. What was the offensive mindset coming into? What was working? Um You know, we, we didn't really have anything different this game than, than the rest of the games we play. We, um, just wanted to play our, our, our basketball, what we've been working on all year, sharing the ball, moving the ball going. Um They're really different team on, on, on what they show us and, you know, we just, we did have to adapt to that a little bit, but ultimately, it was just, just us playing, playing the way we've been playing. Does Virginia bring something out of you considering, consider this matter closed in the AC C championship last year? Um I mean, I don't have anything, you know, against Virginia personally, but, um, you know, obviously there, there's still a little little, uh reminder in the back of my head about going to Virginia and, and, you know, not scoring, um, and how it ended and all that, uh, you know, just probably one of the, probably the worst game of my collegiate career. Um But I mean, it's, you know, obviously it's good to kind of like, keep me on my, on my, you know, a game mentally. Um, you know, but it's nothing personal at all. Similarly, is it in the back of your head at all? Going back to the PNC arena since 15, nothing last year? Absolutely. You know, just like, just like some other, some other teams, just like when we went to Miami, um, you know, we re remember what happened last year and we gotta, you know, keep that in our mind and we're going to make that a statement this year for sure. Yeah. Is there like the Michael Jordan? I took that personal meme. Is that kind of how you're approaching it? You know, it's, you know, it, you could say that you, you, you know, you could just, just remembering how it went last year. We don't want to be embarrassed like that again. So, uh we're gonna do whatever we can to not make it that way. Yeah. Speaking of that was March obviously being March last year, you know, that was really intense. Is that something that you guys three sophomores are telling the younger guys, you know, hey, it's, it's time to come to get it. Yeah, absolutely. You know, we're in the, let's say second last month of the season because, you know, we're going for that final four in April and um just, just the time of year. It is, it's really that time to lock in. Um, you know, all the work we've been putting in all year in the summer, things like that. It's, you know, that, that's, that's for now, that's, that time is coming for now. Um, so, you know, we're just gonna keep doing what we're doing, stay together. Um, I think we've been doing a really good job with that. No one's been, you know, out of sorts immensely and we've been doing a really good job of staying together as a group. Um, you know, obviously it's a really long season and, and, you know, teams can get like weary and, and, and tired come at the end of the year with, you know, their tough losses or, you know, individually how they're seeing themselves. Um, you know, but like I said, there's, we got a great group of guys that's, that's not our main focus at all. Our main focus is final four. you know, so I wouldn't want to be part of a, any other team to make that run with this year. Second game. Now, he felt that Sean and TJ and just the rest of the rotation. Yeah, I mean, obviously it's really, it's really hard without Kayla playing with us, but he's gotta, he's gotta get his foot right and, you know, um, whenever he comes back, you know, he'll be great for us. But, you know, the other guys have definitely looked a lot more comfortable stepped up in their roles. Uh, they've done a great job overall and, and it just shows that, um, you know, we're how, how good of a team we are as a whole rivals on the way you guys came out and played tonight kind of helped set the tone for the, yeah, I mean, it's, you know, we've had two big wins the last two games and, um, it's definitely just building our confidence, um, knowing we got to finish out with all wins for the rest of the season, put ourselves in a great position for, for the tournament. Um You know, so we just got to keep doing what we're doing, not get too, not get too cocky. Um But keep that confidence at a, at an all time high. Correct me if I seem a little bit more aggressive, offensively today, where did that stem from? Um, you know, I just, you know, iii I just thought it, I've been, um I've been lollygagging a little too much. Um So II I kind of had a, uh, do that for myself today, uh you know, and, and keep that consistency going. Um Man, I, if you, if you ask the rest of my teammates, they, they'll have no clue. Um But I mean, you know, my, my legs were feeling good today. I had to, I had to show everyone. Um I was trying to audition for the next, uh White men Can't jump movie