We'll get started with Tom
Petrini. Tom you're up.
Derek, you're working your
way back into the rotation for
the third time this season.
How is that process going for you?
How you feeling physically?
***** but I'm getting back slowly but
surely everybody's trying to keep me
confident and helping me out through it.
Also, I know these games
gonna be better and better,
just gotta take it one step at a time,
but there's a going today.
Is there something to you know you've
been through it a couple of Times Now?
You you've had to battle back
from a couple of different things.
Is there anything that you
take from those different rehab
stints just to help you mentally?
Um, I mean, I mean confident that
I could come back. But I mean,
this one was a little different.
'cause when I broke my toilet
still able to get in the gym and
shoot as well jump so I'll stop
touching the ball and everything.
This one I'm in a hotel for 10-11
days and just sitting there so it's
just been a little different but
just trying to get my field bag.
I mean I played 5:05 until last
game so just trying to get my
field back and everything.
Next time
it's good Alfredo Sanchez from Telemundo.
Hey Derek, how
you doing how you described the euphoria
of having the fans back finally
being able to see you guys play?
But it's awesome.
When we feed off of their energy
and they helped us out when
we started off a little slow.
So we love having the crowd
back in the building even though
it's not like it usually is,
but still great to have them back in
their chairs on picking us up with.
We're off to a slow start
or whatever it might be.
So when we feed off them and
it was great having them
back out there. Thank you, thanks Alfredo.
Let's go to Shane Young from Forbes.
Hey Derek, playing with this
Dante over the last couple of
years is his weakside anticipation.
You know, the defense of
anticipation has those steals.
Is that some of the best you've seen or
best played with in your career? Yeah,
by far the best I've played with my career.
Special. Everyday Joe is a challenge.
He makes them work for 48 minutes.
So many special. Then it does
a lot for our team both ends.
McShane let's go to anyafromspurs.com.
Hey Derek, I feel like just
tonight decision making was,
you know on point defensively offensively,
would you say it's just you guys?
Kind of maturing as a team? Yeah,
I mean, I don't think my
decision making was too great for
everybody else was pretty good.
And I mean we moved the ball
play for one each at one another.
We get good looks and it's fun to play so.
I think as as year goes on,
we just gotta keep trusting that pass and
trust in the next person make the right
play. Thank you.
Let's go to Thomas More Express News.
Derrick with with the injuries you've
had and and the battle with Covid,
you're pretty uniquely qualified
to talk about the medical
staff and the training staff.
How beneficial hasn't been to
have a good repor with those guys?
And they're amazing. They they
kept me positive they kept me hopeful.
I mean, Brandon, that's my guy.
He was with me from I got my when I got my
surgery the whole time back in Colorado.
Maryland comes in.
She does a great job of getting me motivated.
Keep me positive she's always happy
Wayne's always just keep me in the loop.
Chavy sports signs locked in I
mean thousand with all connected.
And I mean each one of them.
I kind of love for and should
be thankful for that long.
Thank you.
Those things hurt with Jeff McDonald,
Jeff Derica, what would you say about
the second quarter defensively for
you guys, that they really turned
the game around? Um and we just
picked our energy up.
I think it started with Patty and Jean today.
I mean, Patty picked up full gotta couple
steals don't they got some steals so.
I think that those two really
set the tone for us and we all
just came rallied behind them so.
I mean, who's images are low down there
and the AC was working his tail off
fighting through screens doing every day.
So it was great to fly around
and help one another out.
Jeff, you have
a follow up yeah and also
just you yourself Derek.
Just do you feel like you started
to find that rhythm a little
bit in the second in this second
half that field for the game.
An email is better than
I was last game, so we're in the right
track so this guy keep improving.
Stay with the state config.
Keep getting that feel back.
What's the most frustrating
part for you about the starts
and stops to your season?
Just trying to help the team win in
this hard helping win when you hurt so.
As we are always about.
What? Thank you Derek. Have a good night.